Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma will on Tuesday, 24 November from 11h00 to 12h30 interact with members of the COSATU Central Executive Committee at Cosatu House in Johannesburg.
The meeting with COSATU Central Executive Committee takes place against the background of the approval granted by cabinet for the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma to develop a new migration policy.
Critical is the need for the new migration policy to allow government to distinguish between and to separate economic migrants from asylum-seekers which until now has created lock jams in processing such applications by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In this regard, the meeting with COSATU Central Executive Committee members is part of a broader process of consultation which will witness Minister Dlamini Zuma embarking on a roadshow with various stakeholders in the country with a view to arriving at a consensus about the basic tenets of such a new migration policy.
Once the process of consultation is completed, Minister Dlamini Zuma will present the proposals to both the cabinet and parliament for approval and implementation.
Media are invited as follows:
Photo opportunity
Date:Tuesday 24 November 2009|
Time: 11h00
Venue:Cosatu House,Braamfontein, Gauteng
Enquiries/RSVPs: Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 990 4853
Minister Dlamini Zuma to interact with media
Date:Tuesday 24 November 2009|
Time: 12h30
Venue:Cosatu House,Braamfontein, Gauteng
Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
23 November 2009
