16 April - Labour

In today’s show, we joined instudio by Victor Ngxito and Sipho Sityoshwane - from the South African Security Forces Union. According to the union there is a continuing exploitation of the poor workers, African and Coloured who want to do contract work at the SA Navy Base in Simon’s Town. They claim that the Navy has outsourced the employment of contract workers to Simon’s Outsourcing Company and this Labour broker wants the poor workers to pay R500 before they are employed. They further allege that women are required to do sexual favours for the management in order to be employed. Bhut’ Victor and Sipho explained more on those allegations. We did invite the SA Navy to be part of the interview but the Lieutenant Commander Greyling van den Berg - Naval Base Simon's Town Public Relations Officer declined to be part of this interview instead he sent us a press statement that says they take notice of the press release issued by SASFU. The SA Navy would like to state that it is a responsible employer that takes the welfare of its employees very seriously. In the same vein the SA Navy is also a responsible business partner and cannot negate any contractual obligations without sufficient proof. The SA Navy sees the allegations raised by SASFU in a very serious light. As such an investigation will be launched into these claims to determine whether these matters are truthful. The SA Navy can only take action once this investigation has been concluded. For more information you can contact SASFU's Secretary, Sipho on 082 424 3688 or go to www.sasfu.org.za
PIC:by Cindy Witten


We also heard from Ncedo Mafuya – Content Manager at Brightest Young Minds. This is an initiative of young people passionate about exploring, demonstrating and implementing ideas and alternative solutions to the problems plaguing humanity. We will be talking about the ninth annual Brightest Young Minds summit that will be hosted in July in Stellenbosch. They are inviting university students and recent graduates to apply to attend. Ncedo explained more about the summit. One hundred delegates, representing the brilliance and diversity of our country, will be selected on criteria of innovation, leadership and academic accomplishments. At the summit the 100 delegates will get the chance to interact with some of the top thinkers and most inspiring individuals in the country as well as have the opportunity to develop new ideas and innovative solutions to some of the challenges facing our society. The theme for the 2009 summit is 'Opportunity in Crisis' if you would like to apply to be part of the summit, applications are available at www.bym.co.za and send them to brains@bym.co.za the closing date is 7 May, alternatively send an email to marion@bym.co.za or alex@bym.co.za Successful applicants will be able to attend the summit free of charge.

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