The South African furniture manufacturing industry, which has shed thousands of jobs in recent years, partly due to cheaper imports, is considering plans to stimulate the sector.
The furniture manufacturing industry, which produces kitchen units, office desks and chairs among other products, contributes approximately 1% to SA’s gross domestic product and it employs more than 26,000 people in about 2,000 factories. In the early 2000s the sector employed about 50, 000 people in 3,500 manufacturing plants.
The government also designated the sector for local procurement in the public sector. It has become the preferred supplier for furniture in schools, hospitals and government offices. However compliance has generally been low. “At the recent furniture sector forum, the industry agreed to work with the department of trade & industry to create the master plan before the end March 2020. This process will include industry-wide consultation with manufacturers, labour unions, government, raw material suppliers and buyers, ranging from the retail sector to architects, interior designers and property developers,” said Bernadette Isaacs, the chief operating officer of the South Africa Furniture Initiative .
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