In South Africa demands from business and trade unions to relax restrictions on the economy are growing. This comes even after President Cyril Ramaphosa said that most of the country may move to lower level restrictions before the end of May. Gauteng, the powerhouse of the economy, is likely to follow in June.
There are at least 1.8 million employers in South Africa. It would be impossible for the department to inspect every workplace to ensure its compliance with the occupational health and safety directive. Last year, the department reported to the employment and labour parliamentary portfolio committee that, on average, over a third of the employers inspected had not been compliant with the occupational health and safety act. Similar levels of noncompliance with basic labour law are also seen in the high percentage of employers that have failed to register their workers for the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
On 1 May 2020, the inspector general told the employment and labour parliamentary portfolio committee that a further 500 inspectors would be employed within a week. Even with an additional 500 inspectors, this would still only represent a third of the inspectorate’s total capacity.
IOL and their pro-government agenda
They have been and are at risk daily...unsafe transport, potential rape, theft and murder...! Did the dictator in charge consider these risks before COVID19
Interesting pic, is that an Indian Sweat Shop?
Utter tosh!
And yet we are forced to send our children back to school!?!?!
More woke leftie BS.
Bullshit
...no sht, Sherlock...
dlaminizumamustfall
So many saps metro and provincial police tested positive now as a result of easing ,as employees test positive at a work place 70% chance be4 getting to work they had an encounter with police.
Continuing lockdown would ensure starvation and economical collapse. Short answer to a stupid question.
And not getting paid month end outs their families and their lives and livelihoods at risk. Which is more risky and dangerous. I’d say Covid is a wee fart compared to the alternative. EndCovidScamNow
Questionable
Not easing the Lockdown puts workers at risk too not even talking of days before COVID_19 when workers were at risk everyday to be burdened at a rate of 58 daily
There’s non-compliance due to lack of proper inspection by inspectors... they are just as corrupt as other civil servants. Just like our infrastructure, if you don’t maintain it, it disintegrates. workplaces are the same! Majority of us have known all along this would happen.
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