Thank you very much, Chair, and thanks again to the hon Trollip for the question.
As I started saying before I was so rudely interrupted, South Africa does not have a fixed definition of "decent work", but we have, for the purposes of evaluation by the National Planning Commission, used the International Labour Organisation, ILO's, definition, which reads:
Decent work has been defined by the ILO and endorsed by the international community as being productive work for women and men in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Decent work involves opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income; provides security in the workplace and social protection for workers and their families; offers better prospects for personal development and encourages social integration; gives people the freedom to express their concerns, to organise and to participate in decisions that affect their lives; and guarantees equal opportunities and equal treatment for all.
We built this into the vision statement because it is aspirational, it's about 2030, and we believe that it will be in the interests of all South Africans, and all of South Africa certainly, to have people in decent work.
I think we recognise at the same time that there is an imperative in regard to jobs. Not all jobs, to start with, will comply with all of the criteria set out in the ILO definition. However, as skills improve, as productivity improves and as the economy grows, there will be a lot more certainty, and as you proceed you can measure performance against that. I think that's the kind of perspective that we have taken in the National Planning Commission, both in the diagnosis and in respect of the elements of the vision statement. Thank you very much, Chairperson.