ANA reports that the Department of Labour’s offices in Durban have been temporarily closed down after the building in central Durban was declared unsafe and unhealthy.  

The department’s Makhosonke Buthelezi said he was aware that the building in Masonic Grove in Durban had suffered repeated burst pipes, including sewage leaks.  A prohibition notice was served on the building by an occupational and health safety inspector.  It is not clear when the building, which offers many services including the payment of unemployment benefits and workmen’s compensation, will reopen.  

Buthelezi advised as follows:  “The Department of Labour is implementing a contingency plan to ensure service delivery continues.  This includes deploying staff from the Durban Labour Centre to Pinetown, Verulam and Prospecton labour centres, as well as satellite offices in Phoenix and Chatsworth.”

• Read this report by Giordano Stolley in full at IOL News
• Read the Department of Labour’s press statement in this regard at DOL online

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