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The Star reports that talks on a national minimum wage for South Africa have effectively deadlocked, dashing hopes of its implementation this year.
Two of the four constituencies at the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), namely labour and community, plan on declaring a formal dispute. Labour spokesman Neil Coleman said the dispute would allow for the constituencies to embark on a programme of protected mass action. Labour, community, business and the government have been in talks for 18 months about introducing a national minimum wage. Coleman commented: “The view of the Nedlac labour and community constituencies is that we now need to declare a formal dispute, if we are to break the current deadlock… It is unacceptable that it’s two years since the ruling party committed to implementing a national minimum wage, and there is little significant progress in the negotiations.”
- Read this report by Amy Musgrave in full at The Star
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