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BUSINESSELEVATEDAug 7 · Aug 7, 2026, 9:35 AM

South Africa's textile industry in crisis after migrant workers fled the country

France 24 [en]

South Africa's textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months, in the wake of violent xenophobic protests. The campaign led by anti-immigrant group March and March sought to free up jobs for South Africans, one-third of whom are unemployed. But factory owners in Newcastle on say they have yet to fill vacancies left by foreign workers who fled.

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