327. Mr V M Manzini (DA-Mpumalanga) to ask the Minister of Labour:
What are the details of her departmentâs inspection programme for the
period 1 January 2012 until 15 June 2012 in the Eastern Cape in terms
of (a) municipalities that have been visited, (b)(i) numbers and (ii)
types of businesses that have been inspected, (c) the number of
officials in the field in each municipality and (d) the reasons for
the inspection? CW429E
Answer:
The Eastern Cape is divided into 6 District Municipalities
(âMunicipalitiesâ) and the Eastern Cape Province conducted inspections
in the 6 Municipalities as per the table below:
|Municipality |No. Inspections |
|Alfred Nzo |500 |
|Amatole |1890 |
|Cacadu |2499 |
|Chris Hani |338 |
|UKhahlamba |193 |
|Oliver Tambo |230 |
|Overall Total |5650 |
(ii) types of businesses that have been inspected,
Answer:
The Eastern Cape Province conducted inspections in the 6
Municipalities in the following sectors/business:
|District |Sector/Business |No. Inspections |
|Alfred Nzo |Agriculture/Forestry|40 |
| |Domestic |14 |
| |Hospital |53 |
| |Private Security |19 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|324 |
| |Construction |49 |
| |Road and Freight |1 |
| |Total |500 |
|Amatole |Agriculture/Forestry|157 |
| |Domestic |360 |
| |Hospital |202 |
| |Private Security |278 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|449 |
| |Iron and Steel |148 |
| |Construction |213 |
| |Road and Freight |7 |
| |Chemical |21 |
| |Food and Beverage |55 |
| |Total |1890 |
|Cacadu |Agriculture |337 |
| |Domestic |353 |
| |Hospitality |313 |
| |Private Security |212 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|598 |
| |Iron and Steel |343 |
| |Construction |252 |
| |Road and Freight |45 |
| |Chemical |39 |
| |Food and Beverage |7 |
| |Total |2499 |
|Chris Hani |Agriculture/Forestry|32 |
| |Domestic |105 |
| |Hospitality |109 |
| |Private Security |34 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|32 |
| |Iron and Steel |14 |
| |Construction |8 |
| |Road and Freight |4 |
| |Total |338 |
|UKhahlamba |Agriculture/Forestry|47 |
| |Domestic |42 |
| |Hospitality |17 |
| |Private Security |8 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|56 |
| |Construction |22 |
| |Road and Freight |1 |
| |Total |193 |
|Oliver Tambo |Agriculture/Forestry|21 |
| |Domestic |14 |
| |Hospitality |29 |
| |Private Security |18 |
| |Wholesale and Retail|105 |
| |Iron and Steel |9 |
| |Construction |34 |
| |Total |230 |
|Overall Total| |5650 |
(c) the number of officials in the field in each municipality and
Answer:
The Department of Labour Eastern Cape Province has a total of 16
Labour Centres within the 6 Municipalities and Labour Inspectors are
distributed as per the table below:
|Municipality |Labour Centre |No. Inspectors |
|Alfred Nzo |Maclear |4 |
| |Mt Alyiff |3 |
| |Lusikisiki |3 |
| |Total |10 |
|Amatole |Butterworth |3 |
| |Fort Beaufort |2 |
| |East London |19 |
| |King Williamstown |9 |
| |Mdantsane |4 |
| |Total |37 |
|Cacadu |Cradock |3 |
| |Grahamstown |5 |
| |Graaf Reinet |3 |
| |Port Elizabeth |23 |
| |Uitenhage |9 |
| |Total |43 |
|Chris Hani |Queenstown |10 |
| |Total |10 |
|UKhahlamba |Aliwal North |3 |
| |Total |3 |
|Oliver Tambo |Umtata |7 |
| |Total |7 |
| |Overall Total |110 |
(d) the reasons for the inspection? CW429E
Answer:
Inspections are conducted to monitor and encourage compliance. The
sectors mentioned in paragraph (b)(ii) above are regarded as
problematic sectors, that is why focused inspections are conducted in
those sectors.