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Sugar strike rages on as wage talks falter
2014-06-05 07:59:58| Sugar Industry News
The multibillion-rand sugar industry is still reeling from an indefinite strike which enters its second week. More than 5 000 workers in the sector, the majority from KZN, and Mpumalanga have been on strike since last week, in the first strike in 17 years.
Sugar strike: Settlement seems likely
2014-06-04 12:53:06| Sugar Industry News
Johannesburg - Talks between employers and employees in the sugar industry are encouraging, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) said on Tuesday.
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South Africa\'s Sugar Workers Plan First Strike for 17 Years
2014-05-27 08:08:28| Sugar Industry News
About 5,500 sugar workers in South Africa plan to strike tomorrow demanding an 11 percent increase in pay, in the first industry-wide stoppage since 1997.
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Kenya: Sugar Industry Staff Threaten Strike Over Cheap Imports
2014-04-22 08:23:27| Sugar Industry News
Sugar factory workers have threatened to hold a strike following an influx of duty free imports. The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers secretary general Francis Wangara asked the government to stop the illegal imports posing a serious threat to the industry.
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Fiji sugar workers vote to strike over pay
2013-07-30 09:22:49| Sugar Industry News
Sugar workers in Fiji have voted to go on strike over pay amid claims of intimidation.