Labour Brokers

We also heard from Roger Brown – an attorney at Labour protect. We were talking about Labour Brokers. Employing people via a labour broker is often seen as a hassle-free solution by employers. But everyone concerned needs to know and understand their rights and obligations, as employees of labour brokers are still employees and have rights. According to the Congress of South African Trade Unions, labour brokers are not doing the workers a service. People who are employed by labour brokers have no pensions, no benefits – in the end they are just dumped. Cosatu feels that labour broking is a form of human trafficking. Mr Brown explained more on the aspects of labour broking. For more information on Labour protect contact (021) 421 8631 or visit www.labourprotect.co.za