NEDLAC HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED JOB CREATION

13 May 1996

Nedlac's Development Chamber is holding a special session on job creation tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 May, which will focus on creating employment through public-infrastructure projects.

The session forms part of the approach the Development Chamber has developed to government's urban and rural development strategies. This approach involves special sessions on the key areas outlined in the development strategies, as identified by the chamber. Apart from the job-creation session, it is envisaged that special sessions will also be held on:

• Local economic development.
• Human resource development.
• Access to land and housing.
• Services, tariffs and affordability.
• Strategies for the inclusion of marginalised sectors.
• Rural local government.

The chamber intends to reach framework agreements on each of these key areas. The special sessions will target specific individuals and organisations with expertise in the key areas, and will provide the four constituencies represented in the chamber-community, labour, business, and government-with an opportunity to obtain the information necessary for them to effectively participate in the agreement-making process.

At each of the special sessions, presentations will be made to a panel comprising delegates from each constituency in the chamber. This panel will be responsible for compiling a report based on the sessions, which will be considered by the chamber.

The programme for the job-creation session is attached. A comprehensive news release on tomorrow's proceedings will be issued after the meeting. PROGRAMME

NEDLAC DEVELOPMENT CHAMBER JOB-CREATION SPECIAL SESSION15 May 1996