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  "id": 4671385,
  "title": "Labour department accused of shielding sweatshops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/labour-department-accused-of-shielding-sweatshops",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:49:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GroundUp",
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    "url": "https://groundup.org.za/article/clothing-bargaining-council-takes-labour-department-to-court-over-newcastle-factories/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The clothing bargaining council says a government pilot project is being used to keep inspectors out",
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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."
}