{
  "id": 259646,
  "title": "South Africa's textile industry in crisis after migrant workers fled the country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/south-africas-textile-industry-in-crisis-after-migrant-workers-fled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T09:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260807-south-africa-s-textile-industry-in-crisis-after-migrant-workers-fled-the-country"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africa's textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months, in the wake of violent xenophobic protests. The campaign led by anti-immigrant group March and March sought to free up jobs for South Africans, one-third of whom are unemployed. But factory owners in Newcastle on say they have yet to fill vacancies left by…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "The unfinished fight for South Africa's young women",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/the-unfinished-fight-for-south-africas-young-women",
        "published": "2026-08-07T12:21:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}