Riyaz Patel
The Presidential Working Committee on Jobs has wrapped up its final meeting for 2019 by highlighting progress on creating a procurement platform which will allow more companies, especially black owned firms, to compete.
The Working Committee (PWC) is composed of leaders of government, labour, business and civil society, and is chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa said that while there was value of working as social partners, there is “still some distance from where we want to be.“
“We are not yet seeing the results of new investments or the benefits of policy reforms but the progress we have made is stirring hope. We need now to convert that hope into investment, growth and jobs.“
The PWC was established to accelerate implementation of the commitments made at the Jobs Summit held in 2018 to create jobs and stem job losses.
The social partners are collaborating to
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