The giant Dorbyl group, which has been hit by a number of strikes over retrenchment, has backed down on its refusal to negotiate severance pay at factory-level.
Archive record
Breakthrough at Dorbyl

- Origin date
- August 1983
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Breakthrough at Dorbyl. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107010
South African History Online (2016) 'Breakthrough at Dorbyl', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107010 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Breakthrough at Dorbyl [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107010, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Breakthrough at Dorbyl." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107010. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Breakthrough at Dorbyl." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107010.
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