have say
4 October 2006
Improved working conditions in the private security sector will be high on
the minds of many, as stakeholders will be airing their views at public
hearings conducted by the Department of Labour this week.
The hearings at various centres throughout the country form part of the
department's efforts to establish sound employment conditions, including the
minimum wage, working hours and leave accruement in the private security
industry.
The hearings will give employers, unions, and other interested parties an
opportunity to make an input into this process that will make it possible for
the majority of unrepresented workers in the sector to participate. Currently
only a small percentage of security workers are represented by trade
unions.
Participants will be expected to prepare and give submissions to influence
the final draft of the legislation. The department invites all stakeholders to
attend the gathering, which will also be open to the media.
Details of dates and venues are as follows:
Northern Cape
Date: 5 Oct
Time: 10h00
Venue: Labour Provincial Office Payout Hall, corner Pniel and Compound Streets,
Kimberley
Mpumalanga
Date: 5 Oct
Time: 10h00
Venue: Labour Provincial Office, Witbank
Limpopo
Date: 5 Oct
Time: 10h00
Venue: Mimosa Hall, Polokwane
Free State
Date: 6 Oct
Time: 10h00
Venue: Village Boiketlo Guesthouse, 6 Goodhope Street, Ehrlich Park,
Bloemfontein
North West
Date: 6 Oct
Time: 9h00
Venue: Ratshidi Hall, Mafikeng
Gauteng South
Date: 6 Oct
Time: 10h00
Venue: Labour Provincial Office, 5th Floor Auditorium, 18 Rissik Street,
Johannesburg
Gauteng North
Date: 9 Oct
Time: 9h00
Venue: Silverton Community Centre, 315 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria
Eastern Cape
Date: 9 Oct
Time: 9h00
Venue: Labour Centre, East London
Hearings in KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape took place on Wednesday.
Enquiries:
Mokgadi Pela
Cell: 082 808 2168
Issued by: Department of Labour
4 October 2006
