Roundup: South Africa's labor market under strain as mass layoffs loom


by Xinhua writers Zodidi Mhlana, Bai Ge

JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Africa is facing mounting concerns over a looming jobs crisis, after major companies announced plans to shed over 7,000 workers in total, with thousands more indirect jobs at risk -- a move government and labor unions warn the country cannot afford.

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