Tongaat Hulett workers in Zimbabwe went on strike on November 27, demanding that their salaries be raised to $300 from $170 to be at par with their regional counterparts.
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Tongaat Hulett has subsidiaries in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. The strike was called off last Friday.
“Sugar and ethanol supplies to the market have resumed on an accelerated basis and there are sufficient stocks to meet demand during and after the festive period,” Tongaat Hulett spokesperson, Adelaide Chikunguru said.
She said the company was quantifying the costs of the industrial action.
The industry is forecasting a decline in sugar production of between 410 000 tonnes and 445 000 tonnes for the full year compared to the same period in 2014. The decline is due to lower cane yields by both sugar milling estates and the private farmers.
The industry said production levels in 2016 to 2017 will largely depend on the extent of rainfall received in the catchment area of the industry supply dams.
- NewsDay Zimbabwe