Deputy Speaker and hon Minister, I believe that you and your government will support us in condemning the violent nature of many labour protests, protests often organised by your partner Cosatu and its member organisations. We also believe that government, when dealing with Cosatu, should require of Cosatu to discipline its members to stop inciting violence, to respect the laws of this country and to respect human life, even when their majority status as a labour union comes under threat.
The question is: Will you lead a campaign to call Cosatu and its affiliated member organisations to order and for the ANC to distance itself from Cosatu until the atrocities that mark their labour protest actions are rooted out? If not, why not?