# Trade union Solidarity says South African workers should not suffer the consequences of the diplomatic dispute between South Africa and the US. The union urges president Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently engage with relevant stakeholders to protect trade ties and safeguard jobs. Solidarity is meeting with president Donald Trump’s administration at the White House today in a bid to prevent South Africa from being excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Solidarity’s Jaco Kleynhans warns losing access to the trade agreement could hurt exporters and threaten jobs.
Solidarity at the White House to lobby for South Africa’s AGOA inclusion