< Vrede Textiles had very little information regarding the labour lay-off scheme, even though they applied to the Department of Labour to be placed on the scheme. No feedback, however, was received from the Department. < The delegation observed that there was confusion with regards to the intention of the funding. < Vrede Textiles applied to the Department of Labour to be exempted from paying holiday bonuses (December 2009) to its employees. < The company did not have a permanent employee responsible for marketing. < Little or no interaction between the various departments (for example, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labour) and the IDC. < The R300 000 loan allocated to Vrede Textiles to fund a marketing study and promotion grant (unconditional) would not be sufficient for this purpose. < Without the IDC intervention, 61 employees would otherwise have been unemployed. < The viability of Vrede Textiles is questionable. The delegation observed that the Managing Director is focused more on operations and had little knowledge on the financial aspects of the company. < The issue of the Worker's Trust was still at the early stages of development. < The Committee envisage scheduling a joint oversight visit, with the Portfolio Committee on Labour to Vrede Textiles during the 3rd term in 2010.