EDITORIAL: Dopey Nxesi is the problem, not business

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The labour minister’s attack on businesses hiring foreigners is just the latest chapter in an old and well-worn story

Operation Dudula members march in Rosslyn, Pretoria. Picture: Thulani Mbele

Yet this week employment & labour minister Thulas Nxesi had the gall to blame business for employing foreign nationals in low-skilled jobs which can be filled by locals. He called for harsher punishment for businesses which employ foreigners when there is local labour available, especially at low-skilled levels. At present, the fines these businesses face are inconsequential, he added. Instead, he wants companies to be fined a percentage of their turnover or profit.

 

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