Department of Employment and Labour Agriculture sector seminar to discuss compliance with labour laws
The Department of Employment and Labour in Limpopo Province is inviting multi stakeholders in the agriculture sector to a seminar to discuss compliance with labour laws.
The Department’s seminar will focus on payment of National Minimum Wage (NMW), registration of workers with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), registration of workers with Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA), referral of disputes to the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
The seminar preceded by an agricultural sector inspection blitz whose outcome has indicated a need for an advocacy session with the stakeholders within the sector. The Department is encouraging interested stakeholders to attend the seminar to gain knowledge.
The seminar will be held under the tagline: “Paying the National Minimum Wage is The Right Thing To Do”.
Despite the recent Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q1: 2022 which showed that there were some 23 000 job losses in agricultural the sector still remains the backbone of the South African economy.
The seminar is targeting agriculture sector employers, employees, employer organisations and trade unions.
For more information on the Agriculture seminar please feel free to contact Nompumelelo Skhosana on 012 309-4857 / Nompumelelo.Skhosana@labour.gov.za ; Caroline Kwetepane on 012 309-4531 / Caroline.Kwetepane@labour.gov.za ; and Morongwa Malemela on 015 290-1609 / Morongwa.Malemela@labour.gov.za .
The seminar is scheduled as follows:
Date: Friday, 24 June 2022
Time: 10h00 – 13h00
Venue: Hoedspruit Municipal Hall in Hoedspruit, Limpopo
For media enquiries contact:
Teboho Thejane - Departmental Spokesperson
Cell: 082 697 0694
Email: teboho.thejane@labour.gov.za
