Call for Zuma to tackle unemployment

13 Feb 2013

President Jacob Zuma should tackle the problem of unemployment and job creation in his state-of-the-nation speech, the union Neasa said on Tuesday (12 February).

"It's important for the president to elaborate on government's efforts to encourage job creation," National Employers Association of SA's chief executive Gerhard Papenfus said in a statement.

"All industries are losing jobs and unemployment is on the increase," he said.

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Zuma will deliver his state-of-the-nation speech at the opening of Parliament on Thursday (14 February).

Papenfus said the country's collective bargaining and minimum wages had become a deterrent to job creation and job retention.

He said that South Africa could not afford to lose jobs and then introduce social schemes to sustain those people who could otherwise have made an economic contribution to the country.

"Our current structures of collective bargaining, minimum wages, and rigid labour laws are counter-productive and not conducive to addressing any of our national challenges," he said.

"Neasa looks forward to the president setting a vision of a labour market that will make South Africa an attractive destination for entrepreneurs and investors," Papenfus added.

Source: Sapa via I-Net Bridge

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