NUMSA Agreement Secures Pharmaceutical Worker Pay Increases

Original Article by Luyolo Mkentane | Business Day | 15 August 2025

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has successfully negotiated a two-year wage agreement with employers in the nation’s burgeoning pharmaceutical sector. This negotiation secures significant pay increases and improved benefits for approximately 10,000 workers. The NUMSA agreement averts potential industrial action. It brings stability to a market projected to generate revenues of…

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