This is a collection of my press releases and where the media has reported on my involvement in Parliament or in my constituency - Sandton.  Click on the article title if you would like to post a comment.

Browsing Archive: July, 2010

MPs find labour offices in shambles

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
By Carien du Plessis, Political Bureau www.IOL.co.za

Labour offices in poor and rural areas are in a state of disrepair, with one in a condemned building with a collapsing ceiling and others without toilets.

At some offices, pregnant women and the elderly stand in queues for hours.  In Rustenburg, unemployed people claiming benefits have to pay to use the toilets.  Staff at some offices, such as Nelspruit, wait up to three months to have broken computers fixed.

Office administration is...


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Labour broking bill drags on

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,

By Farzana Rasool, ITWeb journalist. Johannesburg, 30 Jun 2010 

The year-end deadline for signing a Labour Relations Act (LRA) Bill into law may not be met.

Amendments are being made to the LRA, specifically regarding labour broking and its possible ban or regulation.

“No amendments have yet been finalised. The Committee has made recommendations that will be effected by the Department of Labour as soon as the report adopted by the Committee is given a green light by...


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Labour PC oversight visit reveals virtual abuse of the poor at labour centers

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
Press Release:

The shocking state of labour centers throughout the country was evident as members of the parliamentary committee on labour visited centres in four provinces during the month of May. There is evidence of gross mismanagement and the effects of typical ANC style centralization of the administration, leading to inertia and collapse of some services.

The PC on Labour recently visited labour centres in four provinces including the following locations:

Rustenburg, Brits, Kwamhlush...
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R85 million report hidden from Parliament

Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
Joint statement by Andrew Louw MP, DA Shadow Minister of Labour and Ian Ollis MP, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Labour

DA reveals scathing report hidden from Parliament: R85-million cost likely to be incurred as a consequence of Labour Department bungling

The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today release publicly a confidential report compiled by auditing firm KPMG, into the gross mismanagement of the Department of Labour in the handling of the R1.7-billion Siemens IT contract. The rep...

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