It‘s been a mixed couple of weeks for the Chinese-owned Skyfat Tannery Company in Jinja, Uganda. Having been commended by the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Union earlier in November for signing an agreement allowing its workers to join the Uganda Textile, Garment, Leather and Allied Workers Union and thus open the way for improved workers’ rights, the company has now been closed down by the local council due to pollution.

The tannery has been ordered to cease operations for three weeks and advised to carry out an environmental audit after local residents complained about the odour emanating from effluent deposits.

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