'Slavery conditions' with workers earning as little as R8 an hour exposed in Newcastle clothing factories

[The Mercury - South Africa] - 13/02/2026

A MEMBER of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour has likened conditions in Newcastle clothing factories to slavery after documenting workers earning as little as R8 per hour and living in squalid, overcrowded accommodation.

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