MEDIA INVITATION
TO: ALL NEWS EDITORS AND LABOUR JOURNALISTS
Issued by Ministry Of Labour
28 FEBRUARY 2000
Minister of Labour to announce new UIF legislation
The Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana, will on 2 March announce the introduction of two new UIF Bills, the Unemployment Insurance Bill and the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Bill, which will be published in the Government Gazette the following day.
The introduction of new UIF legislation forms part of the Minister's 15-point programme of action announced in June last year and the aim is to address both the sustainability of the Fund and the extension of unemployment insurance to previously excluded sectors.
Members of the media are invited to the media briefing by the Minister on the draft UIF legislation:
Time: 8:30
Date: Thursday 2 March
Venue: Ngwenyama (Small Auditorium)
120 Plein Street, Cape Town
For more information contact:
Annette Griessel
Tel: 012 309-4788
Cell: 082 887 3581
James Moche
Tel: 012 309-4804
Cell: 082 903 2403