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US Tariff Pause Ends in 8 Days: Impact on Lesotho

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GUEST: Solong Senohe – Secretary-General, United Textile Employees Union (UNITE)



As the countdown continues with just 8 days left before a final US tariff decision Lesotho is already feeling the heat. In this urgent conversation, we speak to Solong Senohe, Secretary-General of the United Textile Employees Union, to unpack how uncertainty over a potential 50% US tariff has triggered factory shutdowns, mass job losses, and social upheaval in one of Africa’s most export-dependent textile economies.



Once a major beneficiary of AGOA, Lesotho now faces a devastating pause in garment orders from US buyers, with over 20,000 jobs at risk, factory gates locked, and workers sent home indefinitely.
1 Jul 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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