Business Report writes that the government has come under fire from the labour movement for the latest losses in employment, with Cosatu calling the administration “feckless and uninspired” and out of its depth.  

The labour federation marched for decent jobs on Friday.  Employment in the formal sector fell by 0.7% or 67,000 jobs to 9.218 million in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter, a survey by Statistics SA showed last week.  The biggest decline was in the government sector, where 48,000 jobs were lost.  Cosatu said the progressive policies of the ANC had been abandoned and replaced by policies that pandered to big business and ratings agencies.  The Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) said it was distressed by shrinking employment.

• Read this report by Wiseman Khuzwayo in full at Business Report
• Read too, About 48,000 ‘election’ jobs now gone, at The Citizen

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