NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO PQ 532
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 MARCH 2013
Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:
(1) What research has been undertaken into the implications of the wage
increase demands in the clothing sector on (a) the economy and (b) job
creation;
(2) whether he will make the research available; if not, why not?
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REPLY
The bargaining council in the clothing industry regulates wages for the
employer and trade union parties to the Council and may submit applications
for their extension to the Minister of Labour, in terms of the Labour
relations Act. EDD does not conduct research on the wage proposals
discussed at each bargaining council.