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Why proudly South African clothes are being made in “sweatshops” | SA News

The National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry has brought two court cases against design houses it alleges to be using non-compliant sweatshops to manufacture clothes in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Joseph Bracken

February 6 this year was a disruptive day for South Africa’s clothing sector.

In Pietermaritzburg, Chantal Naidoo, in her capacity as Secretary General of the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry, filed an affidavit with the high court, alleging that a company called Drake Clothing has been using sweatshops, exploiting workers and paying below minimum wage.

Naidoo wants the company to be liquidated. The case also names…

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