The farming sector in KwaZulu-Natal will be under the microscope this week when the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, leads a team of labour inspectors and other law enforcement agencies during blitz inspections in KwaZulu-Natal farms on Friday 21 April 2017.
The purpose of the inspections is to ensure that employers are meeting the required conditions and standards set by our labour laws. The inspections will focus on ensuring compliance with Employment Equity (EE), Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and relevant sectoral determinations.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Meeting point: 312 Luxmi Court, Main Road (unit 9), Tongaat
Time: 9h00
For more information, please contact:
Sithembele Tshwete
Media Liaison Officer
Ministry of Labour
Cell: 071 675 9849
E-mail: Sithembele.tshwete@labour.gov.za
Lungelo Mkamba
Provincial Communications: KwaZulu-Natal
Cell: 079 889 0719
E-mail: Lungelo.mkamba@labour.gov.za
