24 April 2007
You are cordially invited to the North West Provincial Legislature Workers'
Parliament celebrations taking place on 2-3 May 2007 in Mafikeng in the North
West. The theme for this year's celebration is "Legislative Sector Protecting
Workers' Rights."
You are cordially invited to workshops. Please RSVP as soon as possible as
space is limited
Date: 2 May 2007
Time: 12h00
Venue: North West Provincial Legislature
Accommodation only, no transport will be provided on the evening of 2 May
2007. All meals and soft drinks will be provided.
You are further invited to the Workers' Parliament itself.
Date: 3 May 2007
Time: Breakfast and registration at 07h00
Venue: Legislature, Rekgonne Restaurant, Ground Floor West Wing
Time: 10h00
Venue: Legislature Chamber
The thematic areas under discussion in the workshops are as follows:
* the casualisation of the labour force
* challenges faced by domestic workers
* the rights of the illiterate and farms labourers in the workforce
* the impact of unemployment and affirmative action vs economic growth in the
North West.
Stakeholders expected are the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
Arbitration (CCMA), Department of Labour, Congress of South African Trade
Unions (COSATU) and its affiliates especially mining, non-COSATU affiliated
unions such as Solidarity and Popcru, the Legislature's National Education,
Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) branch, Commission for Gender
Equality (CGE), Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), National African Federated
Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC), South African Chamber of Business (SACOB), the
Labour Court and the National Economic Development and Labour Council
(Nedlac).
The Programme for the day is as follows (please note that these are draft
programmes and subject to change):
Workers' Parliament Celebrations Workshop
Date: 2 May 2007
Draft Programme
12h00�14h00: Registration and lunch
14h00: Opening and welcome
14h05: Presentations (not all confirmed):
What Is The Legislature?
Commission on Gender Equality
The CCMA
Department of Labour
COSATU and affiliates
Non-COSATU affiliated unions
NEHAWU (Legislature Branch)
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)
National African Federated Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC)
South African Chamber of Business (SACOB)
The Labour Court
Nedlac
16h00: Break into commissions
19h00: Dinner
20h00 onwards: Prepare report backs (for presenters only)
Workers' parliament celebrations
Date: 3 May 2007
Draft programme
07h00�09h30: Registration and Breakfast
10h00: Welcome and introduction
Presentations:
Labour Court
Department of Labour
Report backs:
* "the casualisation of the labour force"
* "challenges faced by domestic workers"
* "the rights of the illiterate and farms labourers in the workforce"
* "the impact of unemployment and affirmative action vs. economic growth in the
North West."
Feedback
Questions and Answers
Responses from MECs and MPLs
Closing Remarks
Closure
Lunch
Please take note of terms and condition.
If you are interested in attending and would like to take part in either the
workshop or the proceedings of the day please RSVP to Roberta on roberta@nwpl.org.za or 082 779 4641 by Monday,
30 April 2007 at 12h30. Due to the public holidays, late RSVPs cannot be
accepted as accommodation has to be confirmed by 16h00 on 30 April 2007.
Please indicate when you RSVP whether you will be attending the Sectoral
Parliament only on the 3 May 2007 or whether you will be attending both days.
Please can you indicate on your RSVP whether you will require accommodation or
not. Please also note that we will not be providing transport, only
accommodation and meals for media outside the Central District Municipality
only. Unfortunately, no exception can be made in this regard.
Please also be advised that due to limited space, only 10 media will be
accepted to the workshops. Only one journalist per publication will be allowed
to participate. Look forward to your fruitful participation.
For enquiries, contact:
Ms Roberta Makhambeni
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: 018 392 7000
Cell: 082 779 4641
E-mail: roberta@nwpl.org.za
Issued by: North West Provincial Government
24 April 2007
Basetsana
