Collective bargaining does not take place in a vacuum; it is woven into the very fabric of our broader socio-economic reality. As we prepare for the 2027 Main Agreement Wage Negotiations, we must confront a sobering truth: South Africa’s manufacturing sector is sliding deeper into crisis. Industrial operations are currently buckling under severe policy uncertainty, unreliable logistics, volatile supply chains and skyrocketing municipal tariffs.
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