LETTER: A workable solution for creating employment
I support ‘worker relocation’ — a long-term strategy to give independence to workers
Many government plans for creating employment seem to have little substance or chance of lasting success, with powerful labour unions frustrating most initiatives. SA has plenty of management skills, but a disenchanted and strongly unionised labour force. I support "worker relocation" — a long-term strategy to give independence to workers. This will empower and encourage enterprising and motivated individuals, while circumventing the unions. The factory is a convenient place for co-dependent manufacture, where employers can control workers and machines. But employers are generally not too concerned about workers’ plight in getting to and from work. The time, effort and money "wasted" on commuting is a burden for every working individual and adds to the cost of business. Management needs to make an assessment of the repetitive and semiskilled tasks its workers carry out, and decide how many of these could be done at workers’ homes, or nearby. To encourage management to find alternati...
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