The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour, Jomo Sibiya, together with the Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), will lead an advocacy session for both employers and employees at Hangda Steel in Thaba Nchu, Free State Province, on 07 November 2025.

This engagement follows unannounced inspections conducted at the company on 23 August 2025, which were initiated following a worker complaint. During the session, the Deputy Minister will provide feedback to employees on the inspection findings and outline the actions taken by the Department in response.

Hosted in collaboration with the Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) of the Department, the session seeks to:

• Provide feedback on inspection outcomes and issued compliance orders, contravention and prohibition notices

• Assess progress made in addressing identified areas of non-compliance;
• Educate employers and workers on their rights and obligations under South Africa's employment legislation; and

• Engage directly with workers to hear their concerns and evaluate improvements in working conditions following the Department's intervention.
  
  Details of the advocacy session are as follows, and members of the media are invited:
  
  Date: 07 November 2025
  
  Time: 09h00
  
  Venue: Hangda Steel, Thaba Nchu
  
  For RSVP, please contact: Ms Tshegofatso Mogapi at 072 971 3314/ Tshegofatso.Mogapi@labour.gov.za
  
  For media enquiries, please contact:
  
  Teboho Thejane
  
  Departmental Spokesperson
  
  082 697 0694/ teboho.thejane@labour.gov.za
  
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  Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour
  
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