Labour and Employment Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya with South African Funeral Practitioners Association President, Dr Nomfundo Mcoyi, at the South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA) international conference in Durban on Tuesday.
As part of stringent measures to curb the rising unemployment and deal with illegal immigration in South Africa, the Labour and Employment Department has introduced the Job Reservation Bill in Parliament.
This was revealed by the department’s Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya on the sidelines of the South African Funeral Practitioners Association (SAFPA) international conference in Durban on Tuesday. The latest unemployment rate shows that more people are losing their jobs.
Sibiya said that with the rising number of unemployed people and the competition locals are getting from foreigners, the government, through his department, felt that there should be sectors where jobs should be reserved for locals.
He said the Bill has been introduced and made a call to the public to participate in the consultative process, as their views would be considered.
