Department of Labour in the North West Province hosts a series of outreach campaigns aimed at taking services to communitie

Banner of the National Department of Labour together with the South African flag

20-February-2019

The North West Department of Labour’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) together with Compensation Fund (CF) and the Public Employment Services (PES) unit has embarked on a series of outreach campaigns aimed at bringing services to the people and fast tracking registrations and finalisation of claims.

In striving towards improved service delivery in all areas of their mandate, the services that would be rendered on the day include assistance with UIF claims and enquiries; CF registration, processing and finalisation of claims in respect of Occupational Injuries and Diseases, and registration of work seekers on the Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) database.

The outreach programmes will be held as follows:

DATE

VENUE

TIME

25 February 2019

Taung - Magogong Village (Diphitshing Community Hall)

09H00 – 15H00

26 February 2019

Schweizer-Reneke (Ipelegeng Community Hall)

09H00 – 15H00

27 February 2019

Maquassi - Lebaleng Township (Uniting Reformed Church)

09H00 – 15H00

28 February 2019

Leeudoringstad

(Kgakala Community Hall)

09H00 – 15H00

The Chief Director: Provincial Operations Mr Makapela in the North West, says these are service delivery efforts by the Department to accommodate people in areas that are far from the Labour Centres and Visiting Points.

“This is one of the ways we use to reach out to our vulnerable clients. Our targeted audience are communities that are far from service points, workers in general as well as employers” said Mr Makapela.

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For enquiries:

Botsang Huma

Provincial Communication Officer

Department of Labour: North West

082 4977438

Issued by:

Department of Labour Spokesperson

Teboho Thejane

082 697 0694