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Bargaining Benchmarks | December 2024 by LRS GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
South Africa Trade Fact Sheet by LRS GDP / industrial policy / inflation / international trade / labour market / labour migration / trade union membership
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