Mining Weekly reports that Solidarity’s general secretary Gideon du Plessis said on Wednesday that there were certain aspects contained in the draft Mining Charter that conflicted with the Employment Equity Act (EEA).  

Following a post-consultation process presentation to the Department of Mineral Resources, he said the charter proposed “unrealistic” employment equity targets and the implementation of quotas was inconsistent with the EEA.  Further, the charter had emerged at a time when about 30,000 miners faced retrenchment.  The mining sector’s focus should now be on helping the sector to grow and to create jobs, Du Plessis stated.

• Read this report in full at Mining Weekly
• Read too, Handves oor mynbou ‘strydig met wet’ sê Solidariteit, at Netwerk24 (limited access)
• Solidarity’s press statement on this matter is at Solidarity online

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