Department of Labour’s “Taking Department of Labour Services to the People” campaign focuses on the North West province
The Department of Labour’s Deputy Minister, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa and the Director-General, Thobile Lamati, in partnership with the Rustenburg Local Municipality will host a breakfast engagement session as well as take the department’s services to the people of Rustenburg, North West Province from 24 to 25 August.
During the breakfast session, aimed at addressing employment challenges in the region, the department and the municipality will engage representatives from different stakeholders including organised employers, unions and communities.
These engagements are part of the office of the Deputy Minister and the Director General’s effort to bring services closer to communities hence the project is named “Taking Department of Labour’s services to the people”. These engagements also seek to create conducive environment for economic growth as the department believe that a favourable environment is a catalyst for job creation.
Different stakeholders in both Private and Public sectors have been invited to work together with the Department and also assist in developing turn around strategies to increase productivity levels and job opportunities in the area.
The breakfast engagement session will be followed by delivery of a package of the Department’s services to communities in partnership with other government departments within the province.
It is against this background that the Media is invited to attend these events and they are scheduled as follows:
Breakfast engagement session:
Date: 24 August 2018
Venue: Protea Hunters Rest, Rustenburg
Time: 07h30 to 8h00 (arrival and registration)
: 08h00 to 11h00 (Breakfast session)
Service delivery day:
Date: 25 August 2018
Venue: Old Town Hall, (next to Rustenburg Local Municipality offices)
Time: 08h00-16h00
For more information contact:
Botsang Huma
Provincial Communication Officer
Cell: 082 497 7438
Teboho Thejane
Departmental Spokesperson
Cell: 082 697 0694
