SOUTH AFRICA: Union praises move to hike apparel import tariffs
Author: just-style.com | 3 July 2009
Proposals to raise import tariffs on more than 35 different garment types imported into South Africa have been praised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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