FEDUSA

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) today again reflected on the recently tabled labour legislation amendments.  As part of Organised Labour, FEDUSA yesterday participated in the first round of negotiations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC), and new issues came to the fore.

Most of FEDUSA’s negotiation team at NEDLAC are the very same people that negotiated the original labour legislation in the middle nineties, and they are very concerned about the quality of the amendment bills that were tabled. 

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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) says that the Skills Education and Training Authorities in SA (SETA’s) should not be scrapped, as suggested by the Democratic Alliance (DA) because it has greatly contributed towards the training and active development of skills, of our workforce.

According to Fedusa General Secretary, Dennis George, “the role of the SETAS in our country is pivotal in assisting workers to improve and develop their skills that will make them more employable and valued as workers. We completely reject the DA’s claim that SETAS should be scrapped or even reduced, because they play such a pivotal role in the attainment of skills and the further development of workers in our country. The role of SETAs is also important in complying with the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO’s) Resolution concerning skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development.”

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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) today announced itself on the recently tabled labour legislation amendments.  While it was overly satisfied with the new Employment Services Bill in that it follows the FEDUSA congress resolution to regulate labour brokers (rather than ban the practice as propagated by other sections of organised labour), FEDUSA and its Affiliates remain concerned over some of the amendments to key labour laws such as the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, as well as the Employment Equity Act.

The Department of Labour tabled these four bills at NEDLAC and the first meeting to start with negotiations between the Social Partners (organised business, government and organised labour) will take place on the 20^th of this month, and FEDUSA and its Affiliates are the process of an in-depth analysis of the documents to underpin its main arguments.

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The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) today reflected on the freshly released matric results.  These results were eagerly anticipated by learners, parents and teachers alike, especially due to the dampened expectations due to the long periods of no learning as a result of the FIFA Soccer World Cup and the prolonged public sector strike.  While FEDUSA is pleased with the increased pass rate of 67.8%, there still remain a number of concerns.

Although the quality council, Umalusi, at the end of 2010 declared that it “did not consider the effects of the three-week teachers’ strike or the five-week World Cup vacation” in their moderation of matric papers, FEDUSA remains concerned that eight weeks of no learning must have had a significant impact on the educational progress of grade 12 learners.

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