George Building Collapse | 'Employer is liable for injury on duty even if worker isn't documented'
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- Deputy International Relations Minister Alvin Botes has appealed for financial assistance to help repatriate the bodies of foreign nationals who have sadly died in the George building collapse.
Representatives from the high commission of Zimbabwe and Malawi are also in George to meet with family members of the victims and oversee the repatriation process. According to Botes, repatriation is not covered by consular support services offered by DIRCO.
Let's now discuss strategies for handling the employment situation when an employee is injured while on duty. To discuss this, we are joined by Galeboe Modisapodi, an ER Consultant at Molatudi Attorneys and Molatudi Advisory Services.
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Seing that the current gov did not deport these undocumented immigrants they are now forced to repatriate them
Viva Action SA
PA and Dudula
So true ...the government should assist here
But the employers first in line here ....missing in action sadly no accountability
Wow !! Tell me you are not voting for any of the two you mentioned . Or do the Palestinian issue and their stance not bother you ?
Zimbabweans belong in Zimbabwe!
@@craig81211 this is Africa any African is welcome in S Africa. They just have to be documented .
@@toyerdavids1993 Tsek ANC cadre
When will the ANC be held accountable for breaking SA
Viva ANC for porous borders and Patricia De Liar with her washing line border fence
And DA too
DA hired them in WC
Private company @@phumlamazibuko3003
what do borders have anything to do with this incident?
Most construction companies hire undocumented workers who cross our border illegally
The Construction Regulations require the primary contractors to control access to the site. Sub-contactors sign S37.2 mandatory agreements regarding issues like COIDA. If foreign nationals are not specifically excluded (like in the UIA) then they have the same rights as SA citizens once in employment. The law being broken by the hiring of undocumented workers is the Employment Services Act. THESE LABOUR EXPERTS ARENT REALLY ALL THAT EXPERT!
Rightly put, it is ok for them to pull some few Rands from unsuspecting clients, shame.
The many rewards of being an illegal immigrant. Why bother with getting papers
Seriously, why should they be documented.
Does anybody still have confidence that there was only 81 people on site, at the time of the collapse?
That's why it's very important to go to a country legally...for your own rights. Also in this case how are anyone accounted for in the country in case of emergency like this....example for finger prints, pensions, and tax purposes....
It seems to be not the case n SA, they are in fact rewarded for breaking SA immigration laws.
This is Africa 🤣🤣🤣
What is their embassy’s doing?
People employ foreigners because they are often educated, work well without supervision and are generally have a great work ethic. Nothing to do with lower salaries. Small business's generally find foreigners more reliable.
People who willingly break immigration laws are criminals. When you become acustomed to breaking the law do you have a right to complain when the ANC does it?
I think the word you’re looking for is “exploitable”.
Wait till they join labour unions and we'll see if you'll be saying that then. These people are exploited because they are desperate! Stop lying.
Where is the employer of those foreigners now, disappeared for no reason?
I have such problems with the above statement, the statement implies that south Africans do not posses the same qualifications or qualities. The difference with South Africans is that they ask questions and report issues to the department of labour. Foreign nationals don't because they fear deportation as a result of being in the country illegally. But this situation has played out in such that Employers will now learn. It's really sad because now the Foreign nationals family's are scared to come forward and identify their family members because they also fear deportation. But we all act surprised when unemployed south Africans raise these matters. And where are those Employers now who prefer Foreign nationals...I don't see them anywhere
Who pays for the rescue and cleanup?
I can confirm that Checkers 60 Sixty and Pick n Pay ASAP fall under this category. 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Not true though.
@@toyerdavids1993 How so?
@@bafongalo8156 that accolade goes to Spar . Phone both those companies they will say NO.
But they are independent contractors, not employees
Day labours for the day do not always have documents
Let this be a lesson to South African government. What happened to real Labour inspectors, whose duty was to oversee to such,thereby minimaxing such disasters. My condolences to all the families. South Africa, has indeed turned into a "real" piece of Work. Let's take a page from the book of Ibrahim Treore.
Operating any business in accordance with the Regulations = Bankruptcy. Competition is extreme, work is scarce, costs are through the roof. Are the Kleva gubbermunt commentators prepared to pay R500 per sqmr for tiling?
For now we don't need to fight for the papers pls.
But they can't claim from the COIDA coz are not covered since we're illegal and the employer didn't sign the insurance documents for them.
So the employer is liable, but the government is not liable for those workers being in our country. The government should take responsipility for keeping them out of our country. Why are you talk about the employers responsibility while you are not taking responsibility for keeping them out. Hypocrites!
But if you aware to cover themselves they always say employees must have right paperwork
The employees themselves must assume responsibility, they know very well that they are undocumented. They were happy to work, and take the pay cheque. taking the opportunity away from documented foreign nationals or South Africans. They assumed the risk.
And Ngcobo. What about those people who died and got injured. Why only George. You sabc are byest and proof that you protect the anc
What happened in Ngcobo?
Why you protecting this contractor..
If you choose to employ undocumented workers so you can scimp on wages and they are injured on duty , I do believe you are liable for their salaries until the are back on their feet. That includes any long term disability payments aswell. Lets make sure the law works.
Caucasians in these comments trying by all means to protect these developers and contractors 🚮🚮🚮 sies
Construction mafia
THE EMPLOYER MUST PAY FOR EVERYTHING. WHY U GUYS SOOO DOM
They employers should be insured for this, but will insurers payout for undocumented workers?
So sad to die in a foreign country with no proof of indentification
Insurers should not pay. Let this be a lesson to all business owners, hire undocumented people at your own risk.
@TeeEm24 I couldn't agree with you more. Let it be a lesson to foreign nationals who are undocumented because they also agree to work under unsafe conditions, taking opportunities away from documented foreign nationals or South Africans