The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union, founded in 1989, an affiliate of @COSATU. President: Susan Khumalo, General Secretary: Bonita Loubser
South Africa
Joined March 2012
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🚀 In case you missed! On April 15-16, 2025, the South African Clothing Bargaining Council, @ilo hosted 2 events in Gauteng & W Cape! Industry leaders, enterprises, workers shared stories & united to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities in SA's clothing sector.
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🔥Turning the tide
Etienne Vlok of @SACTWU & R-TCFL Master Plan steering group revealed sector's impressive turnaround since 2019: 11.3% growth, increased competitiveness of SA-made garments & 51% boost in localized goods in retail!
Power of tripartite collective action is real!
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Workers across all sectors of the economy in South Africa remembers TaTa #Mandela for fighting for #SocialJustice @FoxNews @CNBCnow @SkyNews @Reuters @BBCWorld @cnni_headlines – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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💼 Workers are the backbone of our society, and their rights and well-being must be protected.
Let's prioritize safe working conditions, fair wages, and equal opportunities for all!💪⚖️
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[ON AIR] South Africa Implements Tax Suppression on Shein and Temu.
@mog_moments and @MpumiNgubeni discuss with Brendon Roberts from @SACTWU and Simon Eppel Director Research @SACTWU
#ChannelAfrica #TheUpside
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It's 25 years since @ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour was adopted.
It's the first universally ratified ILO Convention, yet today 160 million children are in child labour.
The global community must act on its commitments and #EndChildLabour!
#ILC2024
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Today is #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour
The global fashion industry’s ongoing exploitation of workers is driving child labour throughout the supply chain due to the lack of living wages for garment workers 💸
Transparency is the first step to accountability. Ask #WhoMadeMyClothes
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Yes to education @UNESCO No to #ChildLabour, says @ilo @KhayaJames @Newzroom405 @ILOACTRAV @iloankara @ILOAsiaPacific
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BREAKING: These legally binding agreements w/ global brands support collective bargaining in Cambodia’s textile sector are innovative and groundbreaking. 1/2
#GarmentWorkersNeedUnions
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IndustriALL textile director at Copenhagen Fashion Summit talking about breakthrough for textile & garment industry in Cambodia - IndustriALL is signing legally binding agreements w/ global brands, for the first time achieving brand-supported cCBAs in the sector 🙌
@GFAgenda 1/2
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#COSATU joins millions across the world in support of the International Day Against #Homophobia, #Biphobia and #Transphobia @eNCA #IDAHOBIT @UNESCO
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Where does the fashion industry stand on sustainability 5 years after the Fixing Fashion report? 🇬🇧📊📘
The UK's Environmental Audit Committee came together to discuss the industry's progress on their sustainability goals.
Here are the key takeaways: voguebusiness.com/story/sust…
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##COSATU President Zingiswa Losi is delivering the keynote address at the Athlone stadium in Cape Town #CosatuMayDay #VoteANC @SACP1921 @MYANC @_cosatu @SAfmRadio
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Fashion is a feminist issue. 11 years today, over 1,000 garment were killed in the horrific Rana Plaza factory tragedy in Dhaka. Labour rights activist, Kalpona Akter said: “The tragedy reminds us, again and again, why workers’ voice needs to be heard. #RanaPlaza Never Again.”
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The Rana Plaza Victims are calling for #EU to #castvoteforCSDDD🤞🏾👊🏾✊🏽✊🏽
#Ranaplazaneveragain
#garmentworkersneedunionrights
#garmentworkersneedsafefactories
@IndustriALL_GU
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Eleven years ago, on 24th April 2013, at 9:00 am local time, Rana Plaza factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed. Over 1,100 people, mostly women garment workers, lost their lives in this horrifying event. 1/3
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At the root of the #RanaPlaza tragedy is a system of exploitation. On this day, and every day, we reaffirm our commitment to fight for a redistribution of power. So that workers are never forced into unsafe conditions, into poverty pay, into criminalisation for taking a stand.
This is a day on which we remember and step back, but which also strengthens our commitment to fight for to take away all of the root causes of the tragedy of 11 years ago. #RanaPlazaNeverAgain cleanclothes.org/news/2024/r…
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Today on the 11th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy the @Europarl_EN will cast its final vote for an EU law on due diligence. MEPs must vote YES✅#GarmentWorkersNeedSafeFactories
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Strong message from Bangladesh ahead of tomorrow's @Europarl_EN vote on EU law on due diligence, same day as 11th anniversary of Rana Plaza factory collapse. Victims are calling for a YES vote which would hold large companies accountable for workers’ & human rights abuses.