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Nedlac Strategic plan & budget 2006 - 2008. Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour 15 March 2006. Building and deepening the newly found Democracy Addressing the high levels of poverty Addressing the high levels of unemployment
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Nedlac Strategic plan & budget 2006 - 2008 Presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Labour 15 March 2006
Building and deepening the newly found Democracy Addressing the high levels of poverty Addressing the high levels of unemployment Addressing the fact that SA is among countries with highest levels of inequality in the world Rebuilding and stimulating Economic Growth Dealing with the legacy of racial segregation of the past • CONTEXT
Our vision • The constituencies of Nedlac - government, business, labour and community reaffirm their commitment to social dialogue and working together to address the economic and development challenges our country faces. • The constituencies also commit themselves to a common vision for promoting rising levels of growth, investment, job creation and people-centred development.
Our Mission • The Nedlac social partners will focus on; • Building an enduring partnership – Promoting a shared vision of South Africa’s growth and development strategy to frame sector and developmental agreements and lay the basis for partnerships in action. • Addressing urgent challenges – Selecting from many possible interventions those which hold the promise of the greatest possible impact in the shortest possible time for accelerated investment, job creation, improved efficiency and productivity, greater social equity, and a fairer distribution of economic opportunities and rewards, while undertaking serious social dialogue on broad policy frameworks. • Lending a hand – Securing the commitment and active participation of all constituencies in those areas identified for prioritised action in ways that build on lessons learnt from development programmes
Key Objectives Key Performance Areas; • Strive to promote the goals of economic growth, participation in economic decision-making and social equity • Seek to reach consensus and conclude agreements pertaining to social and economic policy • Considerall proposed labour legislation relating to labour market policy before it is introduced in parliament • Consider all significant changes to social and economic policy before it is implemented or introduced in parliament • Encourage and promote the formulation of coordinated policy on social and economic matters
Nedlac’s Modus Operandi • To meet these objectives, the representatives of organised business, community, labour and government will continue to engage in: • Negotiations that aim to deliver formal consensus-based agreements on the economic and social fronts. • Consultations that aim at developing policy prior to it being tabled for negotiation or implemented. • Information sharing, workshops and seminars that report on and assess the implementation of socio-economic policy. • Research that guides the formulation and implementation of social and economic policy. • Resolving socio-economic disputes in terms of section 77 of the LRA.
Key Deliverables • Building partnerships through activities that seek; • to tackle the urgent challenges facing the economy and to build an enduring partnership that would help build a prosperous SA. • to develop a common vision to make South Africa the leading emerging market and destination of first choice for investors whilst retaining and expanding social equity and fair labour standards. • tobuild sustainable partnerships that deliver on the key challenges facing the country on the social and economic front. • to promote and mobilise investments for growth and sustainable jobs, better jobs and decent work for all. • to ensureeconomic empowerment for all, especially for black people, workers, people with disabilities, women and youth • to eradicate all forms of poverty and addressing the legacy of under-development and • to strategically engage globalisation to the best advantage of the country
Development Chamber work programme Terms of Reference: The Development Chamber seeks to reach consensus and conclude agreements on all matters pertaining to development, both urban and rural; implementation strategies; financing of development programmes; campaigns to mobilise the nation behind development; as well as the associated institutions of delivery.
Public Finance and Monetary Policy Chamber work programme Terms of Reference: The Public Finance and Monetary Policy Chamber seeks to reach consensus and make agreements on all matters pertaining to the framework within which financial, fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies are formulated; the co-ordination of a fiscal and monetary policy and related elements of a macroeconomics policy as well as the institutions of delivery.
Labour Market Chamber work programme Terms of reference: Considers all proposed labour legislation relating to labour market policy before introduced to Parliament
Trade and Industry Chamber work programme Terms of Reference: The Trade and Industry Chamber seeks to reach consensus and make agreements on all matters pertaining to the economic and social dimensions of trade, industrial, mining, agricultural and services policies, as well as the associated institutions of delivery.
Task team related work (Trade) Terms of reference: The Technical and Sectoral Liaison Sub-committee seeks to reach consensus and make agreements on all matters pertaining to the implementation and review of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements between RSA and pertinent trading blocks or countries.
Sector Summits Sector Summits: Terms of reference At the Presidential Growth and Development Summit in June 2003, the Nedlac constituencies agreed that effective use of sectoral strategies was needed to restructure the economy towards equitable, employment-creating growth.
Sector Partnership Strategies Work programme: Nedlac’s Trade and Industry Chamber identified a number of sectors as priority areas in which sector partnerships and strategies should be developed to enhance economic growth, investment, job creation and retention. The Sector Summit programme focused on the following sectors: • Metals & engineering sector • Chemicals sector • Construction sector • ICT sector – post summit process
Section 77 report Terms of reference: Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act gives workers the right to take part in protest action to promote or defend their socio-economic interests. The Act gives Nedlac the task of bringing the parties to a section 77 notice together to attempt to resolve the reasons for the protest action.
Implementation of the GDS agreements • At the GDS in June 2003, the Nedlac constituencies signed a set of agreements aimed at achieving common developmental goals. • The GDS arose from a call by President for a summit to address central challenges facing South Africa and reaffirm their common vision of making the country: • The leading emerging market and destination of choice for investors while retaining and expanding social equity and fair labour standards. • A productive economy with high levels of service, a highly skilled workforce and modern systems of work organisation and management. • A society in which there are economic opportunities for all, poverty is eradicated, income inequalities are reduced and basic services are available to all. • A society in which our people, our most precious resource, are given the opportunity and support to develop to their fullest potential.
Key Performance Indicators for the Nedlac Secretariat The Nedlac secretariat distinguishes its services and is measured in terms of its excellent performance and quality of outcomes on the following key team KPI’s: • Putting in place systems and procedures to enhance the efficiency of Nedlac. • Professional running of meetings. • Budgeting and accounting for budget allocation in terms of PFMA. • Co-ordination of Nedlac work as a results driven organisation. • Nedlac communication strategy.
Communication Overall objectives 1.1. To clarify and communicate the role and purpose of Nedlac.1.2. To publicise and communicate agreements reached at Nedlac 1.3. To assist the Nedlac constituencies with reporting back to their Constituent members Secondary objectives 1.4. To generate a general understanding of consensus- seeking policy processes 1.5. To promote a culture of participation in policy-making. 1.6. To raise awareness about the implications of agreements reached in Nedlac. 1.7. To “get the nation talking” about issues on the Nedlac agenda.
Communication (cntd) • The target audience • Government: national, provincial, local • Parliament: Parliamentary committees, NCOP, • Embassies • Labour • Business • Community • Media • Academics • Institutions: local and international • Investment analysts and asset managers
