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BusinessLive reports that employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi asserts that the admission of stakeholders to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) cannot depend on those inside the council.
According to Nedlac protocols, organisations seeking affiliation to the council must be admitted by the relevant constituency. This means that Business Unity SA (Busa) would have to accept the membership of the Black Business Council and the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) would have to be accepted by the represented labour federations, Cosatu, Fedusa and Nactu. The admittance of stakeholders to Nedlac has been a thorny issue, with some organisations having not being admitted to the council despite representing significant constituencies. In his budget vote address, Nxesi announced that the department would consult with all social partners to review Nedlac’s constitution to promote “greater inclusivity”. Another key issue for organised labour is the recent approach taken by the labour registrar, who has come under fire for cracking down on some unions for non-compliance with their constitutions and other legal requirements. Nxesi said last week the “the labour registrar must do his or her work. If people do not comply they do not comply.” He went on to explain: “What we are saying is not that it’s coming in with a jackboot approach and say we are closing you tomorrow. It is to sit, analyse the nature of the problem and say how do we help you to be able to comply. But at some stage we must set deadlines.”
- Read the full original of Claudi Mailovich’s report in the above regard at BusinessLive
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