engagements with Western Cape domestic workers
11 March 2009
In a sequel to last monthâs one day direct engagement with Stellenbosch
domestic workers in the Western Cape, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana
tomorrow, Thursday, take time off his tight election campaign schedule to
repeat the exercise â this time at the invitation of Sea Point employees just
outside Cape Town.
The February 12 Imbizo at a Stellenbosch sports ground enabled vulnerable
workers to instantly access various services brought at their doorstep,
including registering for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), while employers
were able to make enquiries on proper ways of registering their workers for
various employment requirements.
This led to a local branch of domestic workers in Sea Point requesting the
Minister to address them as well. He granted them audience despite currently
criss-crossing the province in a campaign that has seen him visit areas like
Beaufort West and Maraisburg, while today he is in Outshoorn, and is scheduled
to be in Kannaland and George before attending the ANC rally in Knysna on
Sunday.
True to its form as a service for domestic workers, the Sea Point meeting
has been scheduled to carry on through the evening so as to allow time for
those who will be coming from work. The media is invited.
Details are as follows:
Venue: St James Church, St James Street, Sea Point (opposite Pick n Pay at
the Adelphi Centre), Cape Town
Date: 12 March 2009
Time: 17h00
For enquiries contact:
Zingisile Mapazi
Cell: 078 803 7879
E-mail: www.labour.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Labour
11 March 2009
