The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, together with Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande, Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu, and KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development Sihle Zikalala, will convene an Informal Sector Dialogue in Empangeni on Thursday 21 July 2016.
All these levels of government are cooperating to address the challenges faced by informal traders in the area of Empangeni with the aim of strengthening and transforming the informal economy to formal. The Departments of Labour and Small Business Development have been holding similar summits on informal economy around the country with the previous one being held in Bloemfontein last month.
During the dialogue session in Empangeni, the resolutions from the last summit will be tabled and a plan of action will be mapped out.
Various stakeholders, including informal traders, labour movement, civil society, business, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will be among the delegates that will attend and participate in robust engagements to horn out strategies of strengthening and transitioning the informal economy.
The Informal Economy Dialogue will be held in Empangeni Civic Centre on Thursday 21 July 2016 starting at 8h30.
Furthermore, Minister Oliphant will also host the following events in KwaZulu-Natal:
- A skills a development workshop in Empangeni for grades 10-12 pupils on Friday 22 July 2016.
- Imbizo with workers in KwaSithebe (Mandeni) on Saturday 23 July 2016.
- Imbizo with workers in Ndwedwe on Sunday 24 July 2016.
For more information, please contact:
Sithembele Tshwete (Media Liaison Officer)
For more information, please contact:
Sithembele Tshwete
Cell: 071 675 9849
E-mail: Sithembele.tshwete@labour.gov.za
Lungelo Mkamba (Provincial Communications: KwaZulu-Natal)
Cell: 079 889 0719
E-mail: Lungelo.mkamba@labour.gov.za
