Department of Employment and Labour’s public hearings on the draft National Labour Migration Policy and the Employment Services Bill heads to the North West
Following the release of the draft National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) and the Employment Service Bill, the Department of Employment and Labour’s Public Employment Services (PES) branch in partnership with the Employment Services (ES) board has embarked on a series of public hearings to solicit public inputs from stakeholders within all the nine provinces.
The draft NLMP and Employment Service Bill were published on the 28 February 2022 for public comments. From the day they were published the public was given 90 days to submit written submissions or inputs. To afford the public an equal opportunity to have their voice and opinions heard, the Public Employment Services (PES) team will be in the North West from the 23-25 May 2022.
The NLMP has been designed to achieve the following:
- Document current challenges on the basis of evidence;
- Adopt guiding principles rooted in South Africa’s core values and international commitments;
- Identify national strategic priorities at the intersection of national interests and guiding principles;
- Propose sustainable intervention methods; monitoring and implementation mechanisms.
The rationale of the consultation process is also to conduct advocacy sessions on the draft Employment Services Amendment Bill and National Labour Migration Policy, so as to ensure that the public is sufficiently consulted and to enable the Employment Services Board to adequately advise the Minister.
The Employment Services Board exists to advocate for the Employment Services Act – a legislation that provides for public employment services through the establishment of schemes to promote the employment of young work seekers and other vulnerable persons; provide for schemes to assist employees in distressed companies to retain employment; facilitate the employment of foreign nationals in a manner that is consistent with the objects of this Act and the Immigration Act; provide for the registration and regulation of private employment agencies; provide for the establishment of Productivity South Africa; to provide for the establishment of Supported Employment Enterprises; to provide for transitional provisions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
These public hearings will be held as follows:
Mafikeng:
Venue: Hotel School, Mafikeng
Date: 23 May 2022
Time: 9h00 – 11h00
Klerksdorp:
Venue: Rio Hotel
Date: 24 May 2022
Time: 9h00 – 11h00
Rustenburg:
Venue: Kgaswane Country Logde
Date: 25 May 2022
Time: 9h00 – 11h00
The targeted stakeholders include: Government Departments (National and Provincial); State Owned Companies; Municipalities (District/Local); Employers; Social Partners (Business, community and Organised Labour); Religious Sector/leaders; Parliament; Traditional leaders; Research and Academic Institutions; International Organisations; Non-Government Organisations; and Constitutional institutions.
Documents on the call for inputs are available on the departmental website: www.labour.gov.za and the inputs to the policy documents can be sent to: NLMP@labour.gov.za
For enquiries contact:
Botsang Huma
Provincial Communications Officer (NW)
Cell: 082 497 7438
E-mail: botsang.huma@labour.gov.za
Mokgadi Pela
Acting Departmental Spokesperson
Cell: 082 808 2168
E-mail: mokgadi.pela@labour.gov.za
