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DA MP Herman Groenewald, a member of the National Council of Provinces, has managed to extract from Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant an admission that labour broking will not be banned.

Groenewald asked what steps had been taken by the department “with regard to the mandate of the protest held by Cosatu on March 7 and what is the actual or estimated amount the economy has lost as a result of the protest (against labour broking)”.

The minister said the department “is mandated to collect statistics on strikes, lock-outs and protests using the Labour Relations Act (LRA) 9.2 form”.

She continued: “Regarding the Cosatu strike… the department is monitoring the process. This is done by sending LRA 9.2 forms to the bargaining councils, employer organisations and the Department of Public Service and Administration.”

These are helpful forms because “information to be collected will include the number of employees who participated in the strike, reason for strike, duration and wages lost”, the minister reported.

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