Transcript Nedlac Presentation to Parliament on Annual Report 2000/2001

NEDLAC
PRESENTATION TO
PARLIAMENT
ANNUAL REPORT
2000/2001
(April 2000 - March 2001)
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OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR
• Series of high level meetings to discuss issues of
national priority
• Constituencies recommit themselves to social
dialogue and a work programme aimed at reaching
agreement on key issues
• Summit 2000, adoption of Declaration
• Four-a-side meeting
• Expanding social dialogue - MLC, PWGs
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC REPORT
• Nedlac Act requires Nedlac to report once a
year on socio-economic trends
• Socio-economic chapter of Annual Report
covers issues such as:
– Economic growth
– Trade
– Inflation, exchange rate, share prices, BEE,
savings, investment, household debt
– Government expenditure
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC REPORT(ctd)
• The Labour Market
– employment levels
– inequality in the labour market
– labour costs, productivity, workdays lost,
disputes,
• Social development indicators
– Housing, access to basic social services,
– Education, poverty relief,
– Medical services, infant mortality rate
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC REPORT(ctd)
• Social development indicators ctd
– HIV and AIDS
– Preventable diseases
– Welfare payments
• Finds that: despite higher levels of growth,
social backlogs, especially unemployment
and poverty, continue to be the most
pressing issues facing our society.
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ACTIVITIES REPORT
• Executive Council meetings
– four meetings: strategic issues
• Management Committee
– five meetings: hands-on role
• Four-a-side
– senior representatives; less formal
• Annual Summit
– Declaration adopted.
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NEDLAC'S 2000 SUMMIT
DECLARATION (1)
The NEDLAC constituencies seek over the medium
to long term to make South Africa:
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The leading emerging market and destination of
first choice for investors whilst retaining and
expanding social equity and fair labour
standards;
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A productive economy with high levels of
service, a highly skilled workforce
and modern systems of work
organisation and management;
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NEDLAC'S 2000 SUMMIT
DECLARATION(2)
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A society in which there are economic
opportunities for all, poverty is eradicated,
income inequalities are reduced and basic
services are available to all;
A society in which our people, our most precious
resource, are given the opportunity and support
to develop to their fullest potential;
A society that can promote the values
of social equity, fairness and human
dignity in the global economy.
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NEDLAC'S 2000 SUMMIT
DECLARATION (3)
NEDLAC has identified the following national
priorities:
• Promoting and mobilising investment and creating
decent work for all;
• Ensuring economic empowerment for all especially
for Black people, workers, people with disabilities,
women and youth;
• Eradicating poverty and addressing
the legacy of under-development;
• Strategically engaging globalisation
to the best advantage of the country.
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THE CHAMBERS
• Nedlac’s work programme allocated
to 4 chambers
–Trade and Industry, Labour Market
–Development, Public Finance &
Monetary Policy
• Several joint processes as well
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Development Chamber
• HIV/AIDS
– Research project to identify best practice
• Taxi recapitalisation
• Restructuring of Public Education
– Engagement on National Higher Education
Plan
• Restructuring of Local Government
– Property Rates Bill, Water Regulations
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Labour Market Chamber
• Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of
HIV/AIDS and Employment
• White Paper on International Migration
• Labour Law Amendments
• Demarcation Applications
– Six considered and supported
• Nominations to Statutory Bodies
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Public Finance and Monetary Policy
Chamber
• Pension Funds Second Amendment Bill
• Information sessions and workshops
– Policy Framework on Restructuring of State
Assets
– Medium Term Expenditure Framework
– Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
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Trade and Industry Chamber
• Trade Issues
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SADC Trade Agreement
Overall Trade strategy
“After care” of SA-EU Agreement
Implementation of SADC Trade agreement
Potential SA-Mercosur Trade Agreement
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Trade and Industry Chamber(2)
• Industry and other issues
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IDS policy document
Competition Second Amendment Bill
Draft Mineral Development Bill
Sector Summits
International Marketing & branding of South
Africa
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Trade and Industry Chamber(3)
• Industry and other issues ctd.
– Monitoring implementation
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Workplace challenge
Implementation of Competition Policy
Supply side measures and industrial incentives
Transformation of DTI
Implementation of Jobs Summit Agreements
(including transformation of customs & excise
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Trade and Industry Chamber(4)
• Research (Fridge)
– Completed studies
• National Tourism Collaborative Planning Action
Initiative
• Sustainable production study
• Proudly South African campaign strategy
development
• Cut Flower Industry Cluster study
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Trade and Industry Chamber(5)
• Research (Fridge) ctd.
– Current Fridge studies and projects
• SA-EU Agreement non-tariff barriers facing SA
exporters, and vulnerable sectors in SA
• SA jewellery industry cluster study
• Implications of the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change for SA Economy
• Socio-economic implications of plastic bag
regulations
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Trade and Industry Chamber(6)
• Research (Fridge) ctd.
– Current Fridge studies and projects ctd
• Feasibility of eco-labelling for SA
• Ostrich leather industry study
• Stainless steel industry studies
– developing an industry producing blanks, pressings
– increasing the marketing and distributionof stainless steel
products globally through e-business
• Wool and mohair cluster facilitator
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Trade and Industry Chamber(7)
• Research (Fridge) ctd.
– Current Fridge studies and projects ctd
• Foorwear Cluster Facilitator
• South African Standardisation, Quality Assurance,
Accreditation and Metrology infrastructure study
• SA Silicon high technology cluster
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Joint Processes
• UIB and UICB
• Social Security
• Construction Industry Development Board
Bill
• Preferential Procurement Policy
• Civil Society participation in Cotonou
Agreement
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Joint Processes(2)
• Visits by multilateral institutions
– IMF Managing Director
– ADB
• Public Service Jobs Summit
• Monitoring the Presidential Jobs Summit
Agreements
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Section 77 notices
• FAWU (EU negotiations) - resolved
• COSATU Western Cape (Taxi-bus violence) - resolved
• COSATU (Amendments to LRA, BCEA and
Insolvency Act) - on hold during negotiations
• FEDUSA (Municipal Systems Act) - resolved
• NUFBWSAW (Competition Commission ruling on
SFW and Distillers Corp merger) - resolved
• SATAWU (Restructuring of Northwest
Transport Investments) - still pending
• NUM (Ingwe Coal restructuring) - not a s77
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Communications
• Publications
– Update, Dialogue posted to 3500 recipients,
700 sent to Papers office, Declaration
– Columns in Labour Bulletin & Indicator
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Website
Nedlac in the media
Briefing sessions
Visits to Nedlac
Liaison with Parliament
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Research
• Socio-economic development trends bulletin
• Roundtables
– Contribution of Stakeholder involvement to
economic and social development
– Impediments to Infrastructural delivery
– Globalisation, Corporatism and Workplace
Change
– Eonomic Futures, Prospects & policies
– HIV/AIDS programmes
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Research (2)
• Black Economic Empowerment Report
• Workplace Challenge research
• Social dialogue research - in SA, in SADC
• HIV/AIDS best practice
International Social Dialogue
• ILO meetings in Geneva
• International Association of SocioEconomic Councils and Similar
Institutions
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Capacity Building
• Budget supports constituency structures
– Labour secretariat
– Community secretariat
– Nafcoc
• Workshop for Cosatu Western Cape promoting social dialogue in the WC
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Future Choices & Prospects
• Co-ordination of expanding social dialogue
• Promoting social dialogue at provincial and local level
• Stronger relationships with Parliament, with academic
institutions
• Greater public awareness
• Reaching key agreements on strategic issues
• Making constituencies stronger
• Improving service of secretariat
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Future Choices & Prospects (2)
• Activities planned for the coming year
– Concluding LLA negotiations
– Nedlac Summit
– Proudly South African
– Financial sector transformation summit
– Civil society summit
– Prep for World Summit on Sust. Dev
– Report on Mineral Development Bill
– Implementation of NSDS
– Occupational Health and Safety Accord
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FINANCES
• Income
– Grants received (DOL) R6.729m
– Other income (Interest etc) R127 664
• Expenditure
– R 6.389m
• Salaries
• Travel & Accommodation
• Rental & Admin
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