The chairperson of the portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy Sahlulele Luzipo has called on organized labour to use Workers Day to reflect on the health and safety conditions of workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
This comes as most workers in the mining sector will resume work after the country moved into Level 4 lockdown.
According to regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, and published in Government Gazette 43232, Government Notice No. 465 of 16 April 2020, every employer conducting mining operations and activities in connection therewith at a mine, must implement appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of workers in respect of COVID-19, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe announced this week.
Luzipo urged organised labour to become vigilant in ensuring that employers adhere to the stipulated percentage of workforce that can report back to work, especially in the
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