Chair, but before we start I don't know if I can ask the Minister any questions because I'm frozen to death.
Good afternoon, Minister. Just recently you said government would defeat the unemployment but you couldn't do this on your own, that you had to partner with various people to be able to reach this goal and change the approach from mere compliance enforcement to facilitating job creation.
Minister, this is profoundly ironic as you are now pledging harsher punitive measures to be imposed. This will not only add to the burden of employing people but create a sense that government sees business and employers as its opponents.
Minister, considering this, can you ensure to put the minds of employers and potential employers at ease by assuring them that this is not the case? And that government will look at ways to incentivise employers to curb continuous unemployment rate, especially under our youth. Thank you.