The Department of Employment and Labour yesterday kick started a six-day service delivery campaign in the Mhlontlo, Sakhisizwe, and Elundini Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape. 

Spearheaded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) in the province, the campaign will conclude on 24 May 2025. The initiative seeks to bring critical services closer to communities in remote areas.

Services to be provided include processing of UIF applications, claims assessment, and resolving UIF inquiries, processing of Occupational Injuries and Diseases claims and inquiries, as well as Inspection and Enforcement Services. Also on offer, will be the Public Employment Services (PES) where job-seekers will be afforded amongst other services an opportunity to register their CVs on the Employment System of South Africa database (ESSA), through which they can be matched with prospective recruiters

The campaign is a critical function regularly undertaken by the department to ensure that services are taken closer to the communities.

The details of the campaign are as follows:

Members of the public who wish to be assisted with the above-mentioned services are encouraged to bring along the following documents:

• ID Documents/Valid Passport
• Completed UI-19 form & Salary Schedule
• Proof of residence
• Bank stamped UI-2.8 form
• Unemployed youth should bring along a detailed CV to be registered on the ESSA Database

For media inquiries, please contact:

Cebisa Siyobi

Provincial Communication Officer: Eastern Cape

072 427 6034                                           

cebisa.siyobi@labour.gov.za

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour

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