Chairperson, I hope next time ngokuzayo amalungu akho ngeke angigqabele [your members will not use muthi against me].
I want to respond to some of the questions because eminye imibuzo isiphenduliwe ngamanye amalungu ahloniphekile [other questions have been responded to by the hon members].
There was a question from the chairperson of the select committee. He was asking whether the budget talks to the ANC priorities, the Cabinet legotla priorities of impact and policy assessment and job creation. My answer is yes. If the chairperson looks at the strategic plan of the department, he will see that it is based on the Polokwane resolutions, the 2009 ANC election manifesto and also those of the ANC National General Council. That is why we have those proposed amendments before the National Economic Development and Labour Council, Nedlac. It derives from those policies of the ANC.
On the issue of job creation and our contribution, which came from hon De Beer and also from the DA member, we have a branch that deals specifically with the registration of jobs seekers, gives career guidance to first-time work seekers and also matches and places those people in jobs.
Regarding the UIF and compensation, it is part of retraining, particularly of people who were retrenched, and compensation ibhekelela labo abalimale besemsebenzini, iphinde ibhekelele nalabo abagulayo ukuthi bakwazi ukuthola imisebenzi elula abakwazi ukuyimela [is for those who are injured on duty, and looks after those who are sick so that they can get lighter jobs which they can perform with ease].
So those are the programmes that we as the department are focusing on. Also, when members look at our priorities as the department, they talk to certain questions that hon members have asked. I believe that hon members will have enough time to go through the strategic plan of the department, and they will see that whatever they raise is based on what is there in the strategic plan.
The hon member from Cope raised the issue of comparing the increase of the department's budget in several branch responsibilities. If the member recalls, during the medium-term review there were virements that were requested from the department and that is why you'll find that we don't have a big increase, because some of the funding was not utilised. That is why we have requested a virement. However, when you look at our programmes you will see that they talk to what we have as a department.
On the definition of decent jobs, we based those definitions on the International Labour Organisation, ILO, convention. I believe that the hon members will familiarise themselves with those documents.
On the issue of vacancies, the President has made it clear that all government departments must make sure that they fill posts, because they are funded. That is why we already have the director-general of the department today. If members read the newspapers, they will realise that posts are being advertised by the department to make sure we fill vacant posts.
I also want to touch on the issue of skills development, which is raised by members of the DA every now and then. I have said that the responsibility for skills development and training has now been given to the Department of Higher Education and Training. Members were raising certain issues that do not fall under the Department of Labour. I think that whenever we debate we must focus our debate on the department concerned, based on its responsibility. Members must not generalise, because I can't respond on behalf of other departments. I encourage hon members to go and observe because committees are open to the public.
On the issue of Jimmy Manyi, you must not come here and raise the issues that Jimmy Manyi raised as a "Department of the BMF". The BMF is the Black Management Forum. He was talking to black people. Those were coloureds and Indians. When he was talking to them, everybody was laughing in that meeting. I am not sure where you get that notion that Manyi was talking as if he didn't want a certain group in this country ... [Interjections.] I think you must shut up because I am responding to what you have just said. Yes, you have to. [Interjections.] I will not respond to his questions because he had enough time to raise questions. [Interjections.]