Question NW1253 to the Minister of Labour
21 May 2018 - NW1253
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Labour
(1) (a) What number of (i) job centres and (ii) mobile job clinics are in operation in each province, (b) where are they allocated, (c) on what date were they opened, (d) what was the total cost of opening the facilities and (e) what number of people have visited the facilities in the past three financial years; (2) (a) what number of (i) job centres and (ii) mobile job clinics will be opened in the 2018-19 financial year, (b)(i) what will the cost be to open them and (ii) by what date will they be operational?
Reply:
(1)
(a) The Department does not have job centres and/or mobile job clinics operational in Provinces; it has Labour Centres and 2 Mobile Buses.
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
(e) N/A
2.
(a) The Department will not be opening any job centres and/or job clinics in the 2018/19 financial year. However, the Department intends to pilot Youth Employment Centres in the existing Labour Centres and the Compensation Fund intends to introduce 4 multipurpose mobile units and 4 mobile clinics to take services closer to the people.