Issued by: Ministry of Labour
7 May 1997
You are invited to attend two press conferences to be held by South Africa's Minister of Labour Tito Mboweni and other Labour Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Employment and Labour Sector Coordinating Unit.
Both press conferences will be at the Sammy Marks Conference Centre in Church Street Pretoria.
The press conference on 9 May will enable you to speak to SADC Labour Minister about their expectations of the annual meeting and to gain insight into the issues which will be discussed. The press conference on 10 May will enable you to get an understanding of decisions taken by the meeting.
About 80 delegates from SADC member states will be meeting in Pretoria this week at the annual meeting of SADC Employment and Labour Sector Ministers and Tripartite Social Partners.
This is the first time South Africa, through the South African Minister of Labour Tito Mboweni, is hosting the annual meeting of SADC Employment and Labour Sector Ministers and Tripartite Social Partners. Last year, the annual meeting was held in Lilongwe in Malawi.
These Sector Annual Meetings provide a forum for SADC Labour Ministers and Social Partners to deliberate and make decisions on employment and labour matters for the SADC region. Decisions from the Sectoral Annual Meetings are then considered by the SADC Council of Ministers.
Items on this year's agenda include:
The 80 delegates expected to attend will comprise Ministers of Labour, senior government officials, employers' representatives and workers' representatives from South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Senior officials of government departments and social partners will meet from 6 May to 8 May. The Ministers' meeting starts on 9 May.
PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS
For inquiries, contact Estelle Randall, Ministerial Media Officer, on 082 7771745