A settlement agreement has been reached between trade union, Solidarity and government on the Employment Equity Act.
[FILE IMAGE] Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, briefing the media.Employment Equity Act
. Solidarity launched a dispute against the minister and the Department of Employment and Labour with the International Labour Organisation , disputing the constitutionality of South Africa’s new BEE and transformation laws. Solidarity argued that the latest amendments to the Employment Equity Act are contrary to the international labour conventions, accusing government of being in contempt of such conventions and the country’s Constitution.
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