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WATCH | AGOA has supported jobs and workers' rights - Patel

Sunday 05 November 2023 - 06:45am
Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa Ebrahim Patel (R) speaks on the first day of the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) summit in Johannesburg on November 2, 2023.

Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa Ebrahim Patel (R) speaks on the first day of the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) summit in Johannesburg on November 2, 2023.

 

JOHANNESBURG - Trade and Industry Minister, Ebrahim Patel says that AGOA has supported jobs and respect for workers' rights.

He says that 35 countries have transported thousands of goods to the US consumer market.

 

 

Patel added that 150,000 American jobs have been created as a result of trade with the African continen and that the US also gains access to critical minerals through trade.

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Minister Patel was giving his closing remarks at the 20th AGOA Forum on Saturday.

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