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: February, 2011

Article: Step 1 in stopping strike violence: make it very, very expensive

Posted by Ian Ollis on Monday, February 28, 2011,

The Daily Maverick - 27 February 2011

Holding unions and their members responsible for violence and damage during a legal strike is nothing new. Numerous precedents exist – most notably in soccer. Unions oppose such responsibilities as too costly. Well, as the saying goes, if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.

Unfortunately for politicians, we don’t always get the journalists we wish for, and quite frankly we mostly just get to suck it up. ...


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Article: The looming labour disaster

Posted by Ian Ollis on Sunday, February 6, 2011,
The Daily Maverick - 21 January 2011

When my ANC colleagues in Parliament told me Cosatu wanted my head on a plate, I had genuine problems understanding the reason they’re so upset. Turns out I’m just one of those bloody slave-trading labour brokers.

Truth is, I had never really met a labour broker, or in fact realised the intricacies of the difference between them and regular employment agencies. All that changed when the DA nominated me to serve on th...


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