2008-09-03 Textile workers protest for more industry support

Fifty textiles workers are in the national capital this morning to lobby the government for more industry support. Earlier this year, the federal government appointed Professor Roy Green to conduct a review of the sector, similar to the recent Bracks inquiry into the car industry. That review has been handed to the government but not yet released.

The Australian textiles industry employs more than 48,000 people. But over the last decade it has halved in size. Now, the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia says it needs urgent assistance in order to survive..

 Wed Sep 2008 12:09 (2 months, 3 weeks ago)
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