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... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Monday, January 17, 2011,
Note
to editors: The following statement was distributed this morning at a
press conference held jointly by Ian Ollis MP, DA Shadow Minister of
Labour, and George Boinamo MP, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Labour. A
copy of the document that was presented at the press conference is
available for download here. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly
Labour Force survey for the third quarter of 2010 records the fact that
one in four South Africans (25.3%) are currently unemployed, using
gov... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, January 4, 2011,
Farzana Rasool - ITWeb Draft amendments to labour-related Acts, which could see the banning of
labour broking, are set to cost SA millions of jobs, says the DA. However,
Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has endorsed the amendments,
saying labour broking is a new form of slavery and needs to be banned
completely. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says the amendments
pander to interest groups that are only interested in protecting their
members, and have no concern for the plight of the maj... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Friday, September 3, 2010,
Press Release: 1 September 2010
There are two battles being fought at the moment between government and the unions. On the one hand there is an ostensible fight for better wages; on the other hand, there is a political battle of wills. It is quite clear from the statement made by Cosatu Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi this evening according to EyewitnessNews -- that the majority of Cosatu-affiliated unions have rejected government’s revised wage offer -- and from the conduct of Ne... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, April 15, 2010,
(7 December 2009 - link here)
1) Mr Ollis thank you for taking time out of your busy
schedule to answer my questions. How would you describe your personal
political convictions, persuasion, and ideology? How do they compare
with the DA’s beliefs?
I would answer your question in two ways. On the one hand I am a
liberal democrat. Each of those words has a special meaning. Democrat
locates power in the hands of the people and not bureaucrats,
technocrats, politicians, autocrats or politi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, March 30, 2010,
Press Release:23 March 2010, Ian Ollis
The Quarterly Employment
Statistics (QES) for December 2009 released today by StatsSA show that
351 000 jobs were lost between December 2008 and 2009. This is a severe
indictment of ANC economic policy geared towards creating “decent jobs” –
as combined losses in manufacturing and construction sums up to 152 000
– or 43.3% of jobs lost. (see table below) The construction industry
has suffered the biggest reduction in the number of employees ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Tuesday, March 30, 2010,
Press Release: 4 March 2010, Ian Ollis The threat
by Cosatu to “take to the streets” in support of its demand to ban
labour brokers is a clear sign that the trade union has no interest in
the real concerns of workers and the unemployed – if this had been the
case, then Cosatu would have engaged on the topic of labour brokers and
how avert abuse at the fringes of the industry. Rather, they continue to
demand an outright ban on the industry, which their own research before
Parliamen...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Wednesday, February 10, 2010,
Press Release: 4 February 2010
Labour
minister, Membathisi Mdladlana, has again yesterday called for a ban on
labour broking. In a television interview on SABC 3, the minister
indicated that he will not be drawn off his course of implementing a
total ban on the labour broking industry. He further indicated that the
Department of Labour would be tabling draft legislation shortly to give
effect to this ban before the end of 2010. This
is a concerning new development. The fact is that this indus... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, October 22, 2009,
OP ED piece in the Business Report of the Sunday Independent
Labour Broking has for years been a worldwide phenomena. Labour brokers in many countries find temporary work for all kinds of skilled and unskilled workers in a vast range of industries. When large infrastructure projects
such as the Gautrain, the underwater New York tunnel, or the new Bankok International Airport are built, labour brokers find skilled workers with the scarce skill sets needed for such projects. Some engineers enjoy ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ian Ollis on Thursday, October 22, 2009,
STATEMENT BY ANDREW LOUW, MP AND IAN OLLIS, MP DA SHADOW MINISTER OF LABOUR AND DA SHADOW DEPUTY MINISTER OF LABOUR
19 AUGUST 2009 The Tripartite Alliance is hell-bent on shutting down all forms of labour brokering in South Africa and
the process for amending legislation kicks off this week! The proposed
amendments to legislation such as the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and
the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) will affect most
employers in South Africa, with the ANC’s aim being to put
... Continue reading ...
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