1. Millennium Development Goals Progress Report 23 August 2011
Annexure to Economic Sectors and Employment Cluster Presentation
Department of Labour
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2. 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Those marked in red are relevant to the ESEC and DoL’s Programmes:
MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
MDG 3: Promote gender and equality and empower women
MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
MDG 5: Improve maternal health
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
MDG 8: Develop global partnership for development
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3. Department of Labour (DoL) Key Result Areas (KRA)
The DOL Strategic Plan (2011–2016) consists of the following Key Result Areas (KRA’s):
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
KRA 3: Protecting Vulnerable Workers
KRA 4: Strengthening Multilateral and Bilateral Relations
KRA 5: Strengthening Social Protection
KRA 6: Promoting Sound Labour Relations
KRA 7: Strengthening the Capacity of Labour Market Institutions
KRA 8: Monitoring the Impact of Legislation
KRA 9: Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of the Department
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4. Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and DoL Key Result Areas
MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Target 1.1: Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than 1$
per day.
Target 1.2: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work
for all.
Contribution by DoL to the MDG Targets
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
KRA 3: Protecting Vulnerable Workers
KRA 5: Strengthening Social Protection
KRA 6: Promoting Sound Labour Relations
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5. Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and DoL Key Result Areas
MDG 3: Promote gender and equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
MDG 8: Develop global partnership for development
Target 13: Address the special needs of the least developed countries.
Target 16: In cooperation with developing countries, develop and
implement strategies for decent and productive work for youth.
Contribution by DoL to the MDG Targets
KRA 4: Strengthening multilateral and bilateral relations
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6. Inspection and Enforcement Services
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Programme 2:
Inspection and Enforcement Services
(IES)
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MDG 3: Promote gender and equality and empower women
KRA 3: Promoting equity in the labour market
The Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES) Branch has implemented
Employment Equity Act since its promulgation.
Labour Inspectors are inspecting workplaces for procedural compliance.
Cases of alleged unfair discrimination have been referred to the Commission for
Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).
In the past few years designated employers have been subjected to a Director
General (DG) Review process for substantive compliance to Employment Equity
legislation.
The reports show very little progress made to achieve equity in the workplace.
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MDG 3: Promote gender and equality and empower women
KRA 3: Promoting equity in the labour market
Technical Assistance Guidelines have been developed to assist in the
implementation of the Act.
Employment Equity Road Shows have been conducted to create awareness and
assist employers in reporting.
An Employment Equity system has been developed and employers can also
submit their reports online.
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MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 4: Protection of vulnerable workers
Workers in specific sectors (Agriculture and domestic )of the Labour Market
have been identified as vulnerable workers to which we focus our interventions.
Sectoral Determinations, which set minimum employment conditions and wages
in these sectors have been promulgated for implementation.
Labour Inspectors are responsible for inspections and enforcing compliance to
these determinations
In the past three years the department identified high risk and problematic
sectors for blitz inspections.
Specific programs are also piloted and implemented to increase awareness on
health and safety in these sectors.
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MDG 7: Ensure environmental stability
KRA 5: Strengthen Social Protection
The occupational Health and Safety regulations are promulgated and implemented in line with the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act.
The Department works jointly with other government departments, Environmental Affairs, Mineral Resources etc. to ensure protection of the environment and workers.
Participation in technical committees and committees of experts both regionally and internationally to ensure regulation and environmental sustainability.
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11. Public Employment Services
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Programme 3:
Public Employment Services
(PES)
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
Target 1: Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than US$1 per day
Target 2: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all.
MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
Employment Services Bill was developed and will be presented to Parliament after the NEDLAC negotiations.
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
As of end of December 2010, Jobseekers registered and placed in opportunities:
jobseekers reported for registration in different categories.
(65%) were registered.
(81%) jobseekers were referred for career guidance, work placement, Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), Compensation Fund (CF) and skills development.
unemployed were assessed for job opportunities with SpEEX and 1294 placed.
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
As of December 2010, Employer Services provided
1205 companies registered opportunities on Employment Services for South
Africa (ESSA) database.
950 Private Employment Agencies (PEA’s) registered.
opportunities registered.
7 324 opportunities filled.
161 applications were received (corporate and general work permits), 101
approved and 60 disapproved.
19 companies were assisted through the DoL /Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET) training lay-off scheme and a total of 6 351
workers benefited from the scheme.
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
As of end of December 2010, Number of work seekers placed in employment:
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MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
As of end of December 2010, 19 companies were assisted through the DoL/DHET training lay-off scheme:
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
As of end of December 2010, Designated groups special services
An amount of R was budgeted to address the plight of People With
Disabilities (PwD)’s for the 2010/11 financial year.
An amount of R403, 346 was transferred to National Councils of PwD’s for the
placement in employment.
Total number of people registered – 1020.
Total number of people placed – 511.
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MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
As of end of December 2010, Products and services of assisted companies world class and competitive and jobs saved in distressed companies
230 companies were assisted through workplace challenge programme.
83 companies were assisted with turn around solutions and future forums
were established.
Capacitated Small Medium Micro Enterprises (SMME’s) contribute to
sustainable employment creation.
2 245 SMME managers trained on management and matters related to
intellectual property.
8 226 jobs were saved through social plan interventions.
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MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
As of end of December 2010, Number of women assisted to access the employment services interventions:
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KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
As of end of December 2010, Number of young people assisted to access the employment services interventions:
MDG 1 : Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
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MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
As of end of December 2010, Number of people with disabilities assisted to access the employment services interventions:
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22. Labour Policy and Industrial Relations
MDG Country report 2011
Programme 4:
Labour Policy and Industrial Relations
(LP & IR)
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MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Target: To halve the portion of proportion of people whose income is less than 1 US
Dollar per day:
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
South Africa increased the real wages of workers covered by sectoral
determinations during the 2001 to 2010 period, particularly the wages of Domestic
and Farm workers. Employment in sectors covered by minimum wage legislation
also grew significantly over this period, at around 2.9 percent per annum, whilst
output grew by 4.6 percent.
Overall, employment in South Africa of workers covered by minimum wage
legislation grew at a rate of 2.9 percent per annum from nearly 3.5 million in 2001 to
just over 4 million in 2007.
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24. MDG Country report 2011
Proportion of households by poverty status and sectoral determination
of household
Sectors
2001
2007
Ultra poor
Poor
Non poor
Ultra
poor
Non
Total
Retail
12.6%
24.8%
66.1%
11.2%
63.9%
100%
Domestic
45.3%
28.9%
22.5%
36.6%
34.6%
Farm
45.0%
44.1%
14.8%
34.8%
21.0%
Forestry
36.7%
41.6%
29.5%
32.5%
25.9%
Taxi
12.1%
28.0%
49.7%
26.7%
Security
11.6%
33.0%
64.5%
14.7%
52.3%
Hospitality
19.0%
28.8%
57.9%
18.2%
53.0%
Contract cleaning
15.4%
28.7%
55.6%
24.3%
47.0%
Civil engineering
1.5%
0.0%
94.7%
3.1%
96.9%
Total (all workers
covered)
33.3%
32.3%
34.4%
30.2%
36.8%
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MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (cont…)
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
The Labour Relations Act allows the Minister of Labour to extend collective
agreements concluded by bargaining councils to non-parties.
By extending collective agreements to non-parties, it covers vulnerable workers
who normally would have been excluded by these wage increases and social
security benefits like pension funds and medical aid schemes.
Over a period of 13 years average wage settlement rate in South Africa was around
8%.
The wage settlement rate was more than the average inflation rate of 6%.
The average wage settlement has been higher than the inflation rate by 2%. This
indicates that workers living standards in South Africa has been improved
gradually.
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MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (Cont…)
KRA 1: Contribution to Employment Creation
Over a period of 5 years average wage settlement rate in bargaining council
system indicates the following for:
- Skilled workers: 9%
- Semi skilled workers: 9%
- Unskilled workers: 9%
The lowest wage income of unskilled worker in South Africa compared to US$1 per
day was US$ 9 per day. This indicates that the lowest wage income for the lowest
paid worker in the bargaining council system across all sectors is above the US$1
per day.
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MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
To create a conducive working environment for women participation and
empowerment, the following legislation has been implemented:
Employment Equity Act, 1998, Regulations, Codes of Good Practice and
Technical Assistance Guidelines that promotes equity in workplaces by:-
- promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment in employment through
elimination of unfair discrimination; and
- implementing affirmative action measures to redress the disadvantages in
employment experienced by designated groups (i.e. black people, women and
people with disabilities) tonsure their equitable representation in workplaces.
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MDG 3 : Promote gender equality and empower women (Cont…)
KRA 2: Promote Equity in the Labour Market
There has been progress in terms of representation of women in positions with
decision making powers as follows:
Top management level- women constituted 18.2% in 2008 and 19.0% in 2010 of all
positions at this level.
Senior Management level – women constituted 28.3% in 2008 and 29.3% in 2010
of all positions at this level.
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MDG 6: Combat HIV & AIDS
In order to assist both employers and employees on how to manage the impact
of HIV & AIDS in workplaces, HIV & AIDS Code of Good Practice and its
Technical Assistance:
Technical Assistance Guidelines (TAGs) were published in 2000 & 2001
respectively.
Key principles covered by both Code and TAGs:
Elimination of unfair discriminatory based on HIV status;
Dealing with HIV testing, confidentiality and disclosure of HIV status and how to
provide equitable employee benefits.
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