Labour and the GDS A programme to save

Labour and the GDS A programme to save jobs and advance social equity NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Overview • Significant area of work • Distill presentation into – A few case studies – Some random examples of implementation – Link to daily work GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Case studies • Labour Job Creation Fund • Cape Town Fashion Festival • Buy Local campaign GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Labour Job Creation Fund • Arose from the Presidential Job Summit • Workers contributed a day’s pay to job creation • Trust set up to disburse funds • Unique programme in global labour relations • GDS focus on provincial programmes GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Labour Job Creation Trust • • R 81 m committed 37 238 jobs created E Cape 11 642 jobs Gauteng 9 444 jobs KZN 3 618 jobs Limpopo 3 654 jobs Mpumalanga 3 063 jobs GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Job creation Trust • • N Cape 1 893 jobs Free State 1 560 jobs W Cape 1 299 jobs NW Province 1 065 jobs GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Fashion Festival • Promoting fashion to create jobs, support local industry • Cape Town as gateway to South African fashion • Combine high-fashion, street-action and support to local businesses • A union-initiative GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT March to May 2006 - 22 events and activities - Participation & audience reach: 52 000 - Media reach: 24, 5 million people - Economic impact: R 12 million - 110 designers (incl 40 Spring Queen designers) - Wear South African theme GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Face of the Festival Landiswa Ntinga, clothing worker from Monviso Knitwear GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Fashion Festival • • SETA Graduation: 800 learners Township Fashion focus Mall Fashion: V&A, Cavendish Fashion Awards Fashion and Lifestyle Expo: CTICC Fashion Night Worker Focus on May Day GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Buy Local campaign • • Launch of Proudly SA Chemical Sector Summit commitments Cosatu Agreement Numsa and TV industry Sactwu and clothing retailer campaign W Cape government agreement Fashion Festival China Agreement GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Buy Local campaign • Focus on consumers: pamphlets at shopping malls • Xmas campaign • Homegrown Awards of PSA • Focus on specific sectors GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Implementation of GDS • NUM initiative to save 6 513 jobs at Durban Roodepoort Gold • Sactwu saving of jobs at Rex Trueform • Denosa joint initiative to identify reasons for loss of nurses in SA • Numsa success in saving jobs in the auto component sector • UASA employment report GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Implementation of GDS • Retirement Fund Conference: Labour Trustees Declaration • NUM and the Mining Charter, 2005 • Ceppwawu and ABET programmes in Chem sector • Sactwu finance for primary school numeracy and literacy programs • SATAWU ABET in transport sector GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT GDS Implementation • SASBO allocates R 10 000 per BEC to help Aids orphans in their area • SACTWU: global leader in education, advocacy and VCT in unions: – – 60 000 members a year in education 5 000+ workers in testing/counselling 800+ workplace leader training p/a ARV rollout in 2006 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT GDS Implementation • Denosa bringing international conference of 10 000 nurses to SA • Nactu runs a printing coop • Fawu runs rural coops with 3 500 workers • Zenzeleni Clothing as worker-owned job creation coop GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Summary Theme 1: • Decent work – the heart of collective bargaining • Procurement: work in PSA • Coops: union initiatives • Small business: focus on rights and opportunities for workers GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Challenges • • Labour market: casualisation Growing income inequalities Procurement: increased imports Industrial performance: exchange rate challenge GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Summary Theme 2: Investment • Sector work of unions: mining, chemicals, auto, clothing & textiles • Provident Fund transformation • Workplace reorganisation GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Challenges • • Agreement on 5% investible funds Shift resources to development Trustee training Reclaiming the rights of ownership on Retirement Funds GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Summary Theme 3: Equity • Training & learnerships: SETAs • Cadreship of 140 unionists on SETA Boards • ABET programmes at workplaces: need more resources • BEE: empowerment of workers and communities: a living wage, training, decision-making. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Challenges • Defining BEE in a development framework • Resources for training GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Summary Theme 4: Local development • Municipal level • Provincial level: including Provincial Growth & Development Summits • Partnerships GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Challenges • Moving beyond the metros • Greater focus to partnerships • Role of national government departments GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Conclusion • • Partnerships Resources Publicity Focus on development, rights and growth • GDS a big achievement: strengthen implementation GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

NEDLAC: NATIONAL LABOUR SECRETARIAT Conclusion • Crisis of poverty, unemployment and inequality • Good news message needs to be matched with good news reality • Two worlds in one country: two realities. How to build one reality GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT