Parliament, Thursday, 11 August 2022 – The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform and the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour will from Friday, 12 August, embark on a three-day joint oversight programme to assess the living conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and tenants in the KwaZulu-Natal’s Amajuba and Uthukela districts.
The joint oversight programme is the implementation of a National Assembly resolution adopted on 10 November 2020 for both committees to assess the legislation and explore opportunities for legislative review.
The joint oversight programme includes engagements with stakeholders, public hearings and farm visits. The delegation led by Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, who is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform, will visit the Amajuba District Municipality, while the delegation led by Ms Lindelwa Dunjwa, who is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, will be in the Uthukela District Municipality.
The delegations will begin the programme in these districts on Friday with joint engagements with stakeholders, including the departments of Labour and Agriculture; traditional leaders; the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration; labour unions; farmers’ associations; and associations of farm dwellers and tenants.
The details of the programmes of both delegations are in the links below:
Amajuba District Municipality - https://tinyurl.com/yzp945r6
Uthukela District Municipality - https://tinyurl.com/3sz3rcc9
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMUNICATION SERVICES
For media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, please contact the committee’s Media Officer:
Name: Sureshinee Govender
Parliamentary Communication Services
Cell: 081 704 1109
E-mail: sgovender@parliament.gov.za
Or for media enquiries or interviews with the Chairperson of Employment and Labour, Ms Lindelwa Dunjwa, please contact the committee’s Media Officer:
Name: Jabulani Majozi
Parliamentary Communication Services
Cell: 083 358 5224
E-mail: jamajozi@parliament.gov.za
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