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BusinessLive reports that trade union federation Cosatu has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of snubbing organised labour in talks on finding solutions for SA’s economic challenges.
A top level government delegation that included Ramaphosa, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe and police minister Bheki Cele met business leaders on Tuesday. The meeting came after the government and business on 7 June announced the formation of the partnership on three key focal areas including transport and logistics, and crime and corruption, and energy crisis, in order to grow the economy. Cosatu’s Mathew Parks commented: “Organised labour has not been included in the engagements between the government and business on energy and freight logistics. Cosatu has raised its deep unhappiness about this with the presidency. Not only does it mean workers are excluded from an important discussion about them, their jobs and the economy but it also undermines National Economic Development and Labour Council and the president’s commitment to a social compact.” He said government meetings which did not involve organised labour fuelled workers fears of privatisation and job losses. “We won’t be able to fix Eskom, Transnet or the economy unless all social partners are involved,” Parks pointed out. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson on Wednesday noted that the president had held meetings with labour on both the energy and logistics issues.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mpho Sibanyoni at BusinessLive
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