Local manufacture of army's new uniforms will create jobs
SANDF says uniforms will be 100% made in SA.
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SANDF says uniforms will be 100% made in SA.
SANDF says uniforms will be 100% made in SA
Even though cotton is grown in South Africa, most is exported for processing and manufactured into clothing items, before being imported again As apparel retailers and brands scramble to try to disentangle their cotton supply chains from possible links to forced labour abuses in Xinjiang province, China is likely to be looking for alternative markets for its fibres – presenting new challenges for countries like South Africa. Allegations that ethnic minority labourers in the Xinjiang region in China – which produces 85% of the country's and 20% of the world's cotton – are forced to pick ...