EXECUTIVE COUNCIL URGES IMPLEMENTATION
Nedlac's Executive Council meeting in May focused on, among other things, the way forward with respect to Nedlac's work programme. Nedlac has a large number of issues on its agenda but to date these had not been prioritised or approached in a manner consistent with the 2000 summit declaration.

DRAFT CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMMES 
A Draft Code of Good Practice has been drawn up by Government in order to set guidelines for the employment of workers in the Government's Special Public Works Programmes, such as the Department of Water's "Working for Water Programme".

 

 

TAXI RE-CAPITALISATION PROJECT
The regulation of South Africa's taxi industry is a subject which affects all of the Nedlac constituencies. Whether it is our community constituency ensuring that taxis take into account the needs of the disabled, or the labour constituency emphasising the impact on job creation, it is a subject which Nedlac, as a promoter of social dialogue on issues of socio-economic importance, has an important role to play.

 

 

THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nedlac constituencies focussed on education during the 6th in a series of seminars on issues of national priority. The speakers at the round-table were John Pampallis, the Director of the Centre for Education Policy Development, Thami Mseleku the Director-General of the Department of Education and Shireen Motala, the Director of the Education Policy Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand.

 

 

 

NEDLAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES INFLATION TARGETING
At Nedlac's Executive Council meeting on 11 May senior leadership of the four Nedlac partners of government, labour, business, and community had an opportunity to discuss the issue of inflation targeting. Governor of the Reserve Bank, Mr Tito Mboweni, addressed the Council on the issue, explaining the South African Reserve Bank's approach to inflation targeting. 

 

 

ECO-LABELLING FOR SOUTH AFRICA?
Internationally, and in Europe particularly, consumer choice is becoming increasingly influenced by the impact on the environment of producing a particular product. Many countries have responded to this phenomenon by introducing eco-labelling, a vehicle that informs the consumer of the impact on the environment of producing the product.

 

 

UNDERSTANDING SECTION 77 OF THE LRA
Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act gives workers the right to take part in protest action to promote or defend their socio-economic interest and be protected against dismissal and other disciplinary action. It gives Nedlac, as a policy-making body made up of Government, Business, Labour and the Community, the task of bringing the parties together to attempt to resolve the reasons for the protest action.

 

PROUDLY SA CAMPAIGN TO DRAW IN ALL SOUTH AFRICANS
Nedlac's Proudly South African campaign, which is about creating jobs and stimulating the economy by promoting South African products and services, will give all South Africans the opportunity to "do their bit" for the economy.