LETTER: Employers being bullied by ‘labour desks’
People posing as EFF advisers are chasing businesses away from SA
I asked the labour minister why the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) considers some civil society organisations a threat to its independence. The response was what I expected: “The CCMA has noticed an emerging trend where political parties with established labour desks — advice offices — are representing parties at CCMA processes ...”
Yet I have had numerous calls from employers over the past three years that they have been threatened by individuals posing as members of the EFF whenever there is a standoff in wage negotiations. This has become even more common in other labour disputes...
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