Cosatu calls for government ban of Shein and Temu to protect local jobs

[Binary_Bark]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) backed a motion put forward by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) for the government to ban international e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu, citing a 2025 study which estimated that the platforms could jeopardise up to 34,000 local jobs by 2030.

Sactwu made a presentation on day three of Cosatu’s 15th National Conference, held on Wednesday, 15 October, at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, where members displayed placards showing illustrations of handbags, carpets and other textiles on the front with the numbers of local jobs under threat in each industry on the back.

Cosatu backs ban on Shein and Temu to protect local jobs

Cosatu backs calls to ban Shein and Temu, warning cheap imports could cost South Africa up to 34,000 local jobs by 2030.

www.dailymaverick.co.za

 

[wingnut771]

Shein and Temu don't have minimum wage Cosatu laws so what do you expect.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Go ahead and do it, let's see how happy their Chinese overlords will be with that...

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

at this point Cosatu can groan but nobody cares,
they said they will not offload Israeli Containers off ships to protest Israel,

they want Shein and Temu banned, yet where do they get those t shirts from?

 

[Goosfrabba]

 

[Pegging]

I wonder if their members buy Chinese stuff

 

[itareanlnotani]

Shein and Temu don't have minimum wage Cosatu laws so what do you expect.

Robots don't get a salary.

 

[wingnut771]

Robots don't get a salary.

or strike.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

Legendary brainpower....

 

[Lupus]

What local jobs??