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Gerhard Papenfus: Steel sector decline driven by SMME-hostile collective bargaining.

Nov 4, 2025

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With 23% of jobs lost and approximately 1,300 employers gone in five years, Gerhard Papenfus, CE of NEASA, discusses on Newzroom Afrika how the SMME-hostile collective bargaining arrangement is crippling South Africa’s steel and manufacturing sectors.


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