The Department of Employment and Labour's Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) in the Western Cape Province, is inviting employers and stakeholders to an advocacy session with the purpose to share information regarding the IES Agriculture project which will be embarked on in Swellendam and Bonnievale from 19-23 September 2022.

The Agriculture project which will take place in a form of blitz inspections is due to the overall high non-compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulations that need to be monitored, and the recently increased national minimum wages especially in the farm worker sector. Several complaints have been received of illegal and underpaid foreign national employed in the area.

The advocacy session will discuss among others; requirements in terms of various labour legislations i.e. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Sectoral Determination 13: Agriculture, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, Unemployment Insurance Act and Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act.

Furthermore, the session will provide information on the benefits of the Departments' Employment Services of South Africa (ESSA) portal, foreign national employees, and address any labour-related enquiries.

Details of the advocacy session are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 15 September 2022

Venue: Swellendam Public Library

Desmond Tutu Library Hall, Station Street, Swellendam, 6740 (opposite Swellendam  Showgrounds)

Time: 09h00 – 14h00

For media enquiries, kindly contact:

Mapula Tloubatla

Provincial Communication Officer: Western Cape 

060 989 7509/ Mapula.Tloubatla@labour.gov.za

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Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour​

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