Tuesday, August 20, 2013

South Africa: Industrial action cripples auto industry

South African Workers at vehicle assembly plant. PHOTO/Volkswagen South Africa

South Africa's auto manufacturing industry came to a near standstill on Monday when about 30,000 workers downed tools, adding to the labor woes of the continent's largest economy which has recently been hit by labor unrest at its mines.

The stoppage would cost the industry about ZAR 600 million (US$ 59 million) a day in lost production, the National Association Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa

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