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End strike-related violence to lessen unemployment─── THANDI XABA 09:39 Sun, 28 Jun 2015
Johannesburg - As part of their 10-point plan to tackle South Africa's mounting unemployment crisis, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has noted that an end to strike-related violence could lessen the high unemployment rate the country is facing.
According to them, South Africa's unemployment rate, which has risen from over 3 million in 1994 to above 8 million this year, called for a series of radical steps.
Head of Policy Research at the South African Institute of Race Relations Anthea Jeffery says in the past twenty years over a hundred people have been killed in strike related violence.
Other points include protecting property during strikes and pickets and to allow dismissals and retrenchments to be governed by employment contracts.
Jeffery adds that job security for some has been achieved at the price of unemployment for others who might have benefited from a more adaptable and flexible regulatory environment.
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Head of Policy Research at the South African Institute of Race Relations Anthea Jeffery on strike related violence and job losses:
