Deputy Speaker, the DA welcomes the resolution, similarly, of the strike in the platinum sector. We call on all parties to implement the agreement to ensure that the dignity of the workers is restored and that production can return to normal so that we can continue to create jobs as a country.
The strike must be a lesson for this government. We must re-examine the Labour Relations Amendment Bill and allow for the democratisation of labour relations so that members of unions can have both the right to strike and the right to work if they so choose. This requires once and for all the reintroduction of the secret ballot before a strike is called.
I call on the Minister of Labour, hon Mildred Oliphant, to do what she would not do in the last session of Parliament, which was to bring the Labour Relations Bill back and let us fix it in the interest of our workers and creating jobs for millions of people who are still stuck in poverty in South Africa.
We further call on the President to put his money where his mouth is and to put into action his promise of government action on the workers' living conditions, such as housing, etc. South Africa currently has the worst labour relations in the world. Let us make the changes. We need to get people working. I thank you. [Applause]