THE ANC has accused Cosatu of double standards.
The ruling party said yesterday that Cosatu had signed its election manifesto in 2009 which recommended the regulation of labour brokering.
This comes after Cosatu organised a nationwide march last week calling on the government to ban labour brokers and scrap the Gauteng e-tolling system.
During the march, general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told thousands of workers that the ANC government, after dismantling the apartheid system based on race, was now creating a similar system based on economic classes.
Cosatu seems to have also angered theirritated ANC by allowing expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema to address thousands of marchers in Joburg.
The ANC national working committee said the party and Cosatu were to meet on March 26 with the aim of cooling down tensions resulting from the labour federation's demands that labour brokers be banned and the Gauteng e-tolling system be scrapped.
"Our 2009 election manifesto states that in order to avoid exploitation of workers and ensure decent work for all workers as well as to protect the employment relationship, the ANC government will introduce laws to regulate contract work, subcontracting and outsourcing, address the problem of labour broking and prohibit certain abusive practices," the ANC said.
"Provisions will be introduced to facilitate unionisation of workers and conclusion of sectoral collective agreements to cover vulnerable workers in these different legal relationships and ensure the right to permanent employment for affected workers.
"Procurement policies and public incentives will include requirements to promote decent work."
The ANC said it appreciated the fact that detailed discussions on the Labour Relations Amendment Bill took place at the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
"It is especially noted that many of the amendments to the bill go beyond the issue of labour brokers. The amendments to the bill deal with the whole notion of labour relations," the party said.
ANC-Cosatu row
THE ANC has accused Cosatu of double standards.
The ruling party said yesterday that Cosatu had signed its election manifesto in 2009 which recommended the regulation of labour brokering.
This comes after Cosatu organised a nationwide march last week calling on the government to ban labour brokers and scrap the Gauteng e-tolling system.
During the march, general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi told thousands of workers that the ANC government, after dismantling the apartheid system based on race, was now creating a similar system based on economic classes.
Cosatu seems to have also angered theirritated ANC by allowing expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema to address thousands of marchers in Joburg.
The ANC national working committee said the party and Cosatu were to meet on March 26 with the aim of cooling down tensions resulting from the labour federation's demands that labour brokers be banned and the Gauteng e-tolling system be scrapped.
"Our 2009 election manifesto states that in order to avoid exploitation of workers and ensure decent work for all workers as well as to protect the employment relationship, the ANC government will introduce laws to regulate contract work, subcontracting and outsourcing, address the problem of labour broking and prohibit certain abusive practices," the ANC said.
"Provisions will be introduced to facilitate unionisation of workers and conclusion of sectoral collective agreements to cover vulnerable workers in these different legal relationships and ensure the right to permanent employment for affected workers.
"Procurement policies and public incentives will include requirements to promote decent work."
The ANC said it appreciated the fact that detailed discussions on the Labour Relations Amendment Bill took place at the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
"It is especially noted that many of the amendments to the bill go beyond the issue of labour brokers. The amendments to the bill deal with the whole notion of labour relations," the party said.
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