NEDLAC TO BRIEF PARLIAMENT ON ANNUAL REPORT

23 August 2001

At the Nedlac Executive Council meeting, which took place on 17 August, the Executive Director, Phillip Dexter, presented Nedlac's Annual Report for the year 2000/2001 to the Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana.

The Minister will table the report in Parliament on Monday, 27 August. Members of the Labour Portfolio and Select Committees will be briefed by the Executive Director and representatives of the Nedlac constituencies on Tuesday 28 August.

The Annual Report covers the activities of the Council between April 2000 and March 2001. As required by the Nedlac Act, the report also includes a socio-economic chapter, which reports on trends in subjects such as economic growth, employment, labour market inequalities, trade and investment, and other economic and social development indicators.

As a publicly funded body, Nedlac has also to account for its usage of public monies. The Annual Report contains the audited financial statements and balance sheet of the Council, and Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to question Nedlac on how it has spent its allocation.

The Annual Report is also distributed at Nedlac's Annual Summit. This was due to take place on 1 September this year, but has been postponed due to the Racism Conference in Durban. A new date for the Summit will be announced as soon as a date is received from the President's Office, and confirmed by the Nedlac constituencies.