By Abigail Visagie
In a significant stride towards environmental sustainability, the Free State, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Small Business Development and Environmental Affairs, and the Free State Legislature have launched the One Million Trees Initiative, a project to promo...
Cabinet has approved the National Labour Migration Policy white paper.
Cabinet has approved the introduction of a new bill that seeks to limit the number of foreign nationals that can be employed in the country.
At the same time, it also approved the National Labour Migration Policy White Paper, which introduces quotas on the total number of documented foreign nationals that can be employed in major sectors such as agriculture, hospitality, tourism, and construction.
Providing an update on Cabinet decisions at parliament on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni said the policy is aimed at achieving balance across the sectors, including addressing South Africans' expectations for job prospects amid rising unemployment.
"The policy complements other interventions such as the enforcement of a list of sectors where foreign nationals cannot be allocated business visas and amendments to the National Small Enterprise Act, 1996, which limits foreign nationals establishing Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises, and trading in some sectors of the economy."
*This article was first published by EyeWitnessNews
