NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 23
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Thursday, 13 February 2014
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1 of 2014
Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
What has she done in reaction to the letter from the members of the Public
Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) at the Cape Town Refugee Centre
to address issues and grievances listed therein?
NW24E
REPLY:
There was no letter except for an undated and unsigned submission directed
to the Director General of the Department of Home Affairs. The submission
was compiled on behalf of the Public Services Association (PSA) members
alluding to the working conditions at the Cape Town Refugee Centre.
The issues contained in the submission were tabled by organised labour and
deliberated on during the Provincial Consultative Forum (PCF) meetings of
07 May 2013 and 05 September 2013. The functions of the PCF are to, amongst
others, enhance labour peace and prevent labour unrest, refer issues beyond
the scope of the PCF to the Departmental Bargaining Chamber (DBC) for
discussion as per the GPSSBC resolution 2/2005, deal with matters referred
to or delegated to it by the National Chamber and provide for a structured
approach to meetings which will provide a conducive environment to expedite
consultation and deliberations.
Subsequent PCF meetings were also held on 28 February 2014 and 10 March
2014.