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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:
• The leading emerging market and destination of first choice for investors whilst retaining and expanding social equity and fair labour standards;
• 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)
• 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– 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– 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
• 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
• 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 Socio-Economic 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