The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, and KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala will host an Imbizo with workers in the textile and chemical industries in KwaSithebe (Mandeni) on Saturday 23 July 2016. Earlier this year, Isithebe was marred by violent protests that saw factories, trucks and public property being torched. Various issues were raised as having sparked these protests like long hours of work, menial salaries that are below the Sectoral Determinations, victimisations, illegal businesses and other labour and economic challenges.
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