South Africa's textile industry in crisis after migrant workers fled the country

South Africa's textile industry is scrambling after thousands of migrant workers left the country in recent months, following violent xenophobic protests. France 24 reports the campaign, led by the group March and March, aimed to open up jobs for South Africans, a third of whom are unemployed — but factory owners in Newcastle say the vacancies left behind still haven't been filled.

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