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Sactwu calls for hike in domestic workers’ minimum wage By Nicola Daniels Share Cape Town - The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) has called for a rapid increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for domestic workers and farm workers. This as submissions to review the NMW recently closed. In November, the Commission had proposed that the NMW floor be adjusted upwards by the September 2020 inflation rate (3%) plus 1.5%, during 2021. This means a proposed 4.5% increase during 2021. A domestic worker from Delft, who asked to remain anonymous said this was by...

18 December, 2020After four months of negotiations, IndustriALL Global Union affiliate, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU), settled a wage agreement in the garment industry on 8 December. Negotiations were conducted on virtual platforms and concluded after the union had declared a dispute. Several conciliation meetings were held to resolve the stalemate. Over 70,000 workers will benefit from the collective agreement which will increase wages above inflation and increase bonus payments. Most of SACTWU’s members are in the garment sector and the union also organi...