The Department of Employment and Labour is scheduled to host a dialogue on Labour Migration and Governance in White River, Mpumalanga on 26 October 2023.
The discussion comes after the National Labour Migration Policy and draft Employment Services Bill were issued by the Minister of Employment and Labour. The Gazette was published for a period of 90 days.
Participants in the discussion will come from various government departments, state-owned businesses, local and district municipalities, employers, social partners (business, community, and organized labour), religious leaders, traditional leaders, research and educational institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations.
Objectives of the Dialogue are:
- To facilitate the sharing of innovative practices related to labour migration governance, in particular, putting into practice social dialogue by implementing a tripartite plus approach;
- Identify labour migration governance progress so far, gaps and challenges in the country as well as main opportunities to consider in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region;
- Provide a platform to tripartite partners to re-organise and re-strategize on labour migration governance.
Details of the dialogue are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2023
Venue: Pine Lake Inn - White River
Time: 8h30- 13h00
Enquiries:
Hlanganisa Mbatha
Cell: 082 757 5265
E-mail: Hlanganisa.mbatha@labour.gov.za
