MOOI RIVER
April 1st, 2002
BY RICHARD HURST, in Johannesburg
TROUBLED South African textile company Mooi-River Textiles, based in KwaZulu Natal, may remain open, despite concerns of imminent closure. The announcement follows a report that the company would be reopening talks with the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union to save the business's 140 jobs. A spokesman for management said that they were still prepared to negotiate but that the union had to grasp the urgency of the situation and be flexible.
TROUBLED South African textile company Mooi-River Textiles, based in KwaZulu Natal, may remain open, despite concerns of imminent closure. The announcement follows a report that the company would be reopening talks with the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union to save the business's 140 jobs. A spokesman for management said that they were still prepared to negotiate but that the union had to grasp the urgency of the situation and be flexible.
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