36. Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Labour:
1) (a) Which sessions of the International Labour Organisation did she
attend during her November 2012 visit to Geneva, (b) with whom did she
meet and (c) which meetings did she attend as (i) keynote speaker and
(ii) attendee;
Minister of Labour replied:
a) The Minister of Labour attended the 316th Session of the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) Governing Body from 12 to 16 November 2012,
in Geneva.
b) Mr Guy Ryder the newly elected ILO Director-General took office on 1
October 2012. It was prudent for South Africa to meet with the
Director-General and articulates its views in terms of the ILO. The
Minister of Labour was granted an audience with Mr Guy Ryder, ILO
Director-General on 12 November 2012.
c) The Minister attended the following meetings:
⪠Working Party on the Functioning of the Governing Body and the
International Labour Conference
⪠High Level Section â Working Party on the Social Dimension of
Globalisation
⪠Government group meetings
2) Whether she was required to sign any agreements during her November 2012
visit to Geneva; if so, what agreements;
No agreements were signed during the November 2012, ILO Governing Body.
3) Whether she cut her November 2012 stay in Geneva short to attend to the
farmworkers' strikes in the Western Cape; if not, why not;
No, the Minister of Labour travelled from Geneva to Paris (17 to 20
November 2012) because the Minister was invited to speak at a G20 round
table on âLabour Market Regulation and Inclusive Growthâ.
During the absence of a Minister from the country the President appoints
an Acting Minister. In this case the Minister for Basic Education was
appointed to act. As the honourable member may recall the Acting Minister
published the notice that initiated the process to review the Sectoral
Determination.
(4) What were the (a) initial and (b) eventual (i) arrival and (ii)
departure dates of her planned stay in Geneva? NW38E
The Minister of Labour travelled as scheduled. There was no deviation
to the original flight scheduled.
|DATE |DESTINATION |
|09 November 2012 |Johannesburg/ Frankfurt |
|09 November 2012 |Frankfurt/ Geneva |
|20 November 2012 |Paris/ Frankfurt |
|20 November 2012 |Frankfurt/ Johannesburg |
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