Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

"Furniture, Bedding, Upholstery and Curtain Manufacturing Industry" or "Industry" means, without in any way limiting the ordinary meaning of the expression, the industry in which employers and their employees are associated for the manufacture, either in whole or in part, of all types of components of furniture, furniture, bedding, curtains, upholstery and/or re-upholstery and will, inter alia, include but not be limited to the following

Manufacturing, assembling, repairing, staining, spraying, polishing, re-polishing, making loose covers and/or cushions, wood machining, veneering, woodturning, carving, assembling, painting, spraying, cutting, edging, drilling, wood bending, laminating and/or papering/foiling, of board.

"Board" means any type of wood or wooden or related product or any other substitute material amongst others being: -laminated board, fibre board, chip board, block board, veneer board,pressed board.

Furniture manufacturing will also include the manufacturing,repairing, polishing, assembling, cutting, drilling, edging, re-polishing, staining, spraying either in whole or in part .of: kitchen cupboards, attached wall cupboards, built-in cupboards, free standing cupboards, bars or built-in bar counters,cane, wicker or grass furniture, cabinets including cabinets for musical instruments and radios, wireless or television cabinets, draw and draw fronts, doors and cupboard doors irrespective of size, bathroom cupboards, cupboard tops and furniture for tea-rooms, restaurants, offices, doors irrespective of size of bathroom cupboards, and furniture for tea-rooms, restaurants, offices, churches, schools, libraries, hotels, other educational institutions, conference centres and theatres.

The manufacturing, assembling, repairing, covering, re-covering of mattress bases, mattresses,spring mattresses, overlays, bolsters, pillows,cushions for studio couches, spring units, box-spring mattresses, sleeper couches and studio couches.

"Studio Couch" means an article of furniture, which is designed for seating and for conversion into a double bed or two or more beds and of which the frames are constructed mainly of metal and the seating and/or sleeping surfaces consist of mattresses and/or cushions.

The upholstering or re-upholstering of any furniture, or item of furniture, bedding, seating, pelmets, mattress bases,foam mattresses and/or cushions.

The making, altering, repairing and hanging of curtains and /or blinds made mainly of fabric, wood, cane, wicker, reed or grass.

Curtain making includes window treatment, cutting of rails and rods, fitting of pelmets, curtains, blinds and associated products.