DTI SLAMS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Issued by: Government Communications (GCIS)

The Department of Trade and Industry has committed itself to the eradication of violence against women and children for the next five years.

Deputy Minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Director-General Zavareh Rustomjee, have pledged to support the campaign denouncing violence against women and children that commenced on 25 November to 10 December.

The DTI has prioritised the safety of women and children, and other measures to be implemented includes:

• Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of economic legislative measures aimed at ensuring that women emerge as economically empowered key stakeholders of the South African economy at all levels.
• Reviewing gender sensitiveness of trade agreements, including their impact in terms of benefiting women through incentive programmes and schemes that will enable them to be job creators for the majority of unemployed women, and
• Introducing and strengthening administrative and support mechanisms for potential and direct victims of economic violence.

Contact Person: Edwin Tshivhidzo - Government Communications Tel: (012) 314-2454