Solidarity warns Tulbagh factory closure could trigger social crisis [SOUND]

# Trade union Solidarity says the possible closure of the Premier Foods fruit canning factory in Tulbagh in the Western Cape could have a devastating impact on the community. Talks by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on the proposed closure have commenced. The union’s Gideon du Plessis says 424 direct jobs and thousands of indirect jobs are at risk, blaming declining global demand and higher US import tariffs: