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Manufacturing Indaba: Declaration
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manating from 2 days of discussions at the inaugural
Manufacturing Indaba hosted on the 19th & 20th May 2014
at Emperors Palace in Ekurhuleni, a formal Declaration has
been developed. The City of Ekurhuleni, the Manufacturing Circle,
Deloitte South Africa, Productivity SA, Proudly SA, SEIFSA and
NCPCSA acknowledge the need to collaborate and partner towards
a common goal. The economy is confronted with increased global
and domestic structural deficit, productivity and competitiveness
constraints that are magnified by the triple developmental
challenges (namely Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality) which
have a direct impact on the manufacturing sector. They also
acknowledge the strategic contribution of the manufacturing sector
to the South African economy, and challenges faced by the sector,
and will use their best endeavours to:
1. Promote national interest imperatives for the development
of the manufacturing sector in South Africa.
2. Work towards growing the South African Manufacturing
sector in conjunction with African and other emerging
market counterparts.
3. Grow existing and new value chains to encourage inward
investment and local procurement.
4. Promote good corporate citizenry at every level.
5. Promote human development with p 'F