South Africa's Democratic Alliance is challenging a new labor law in court, arguing it's unconstitutional and discriminatory. The law aims to increase Black, female, and disabled employment through numerical targets, but the DA claims it will deter foreign investment and worsen unemployment. The ANC defends the law as a necessary step towards economic justice and correcting historical imbalances.
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's second biggest political party launched a legal challenge Tuesday against a new labour law aimed at boosting the hiring of Black people and other groups in some industries, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and dampens foreign investment.The challenge by theDemocratic Alliance, or DA, takes aim at amendments to the Employment Equity Amendment Act that went into effect in January. Intended to force companies to diversify their staff, the new laws have divided the country's unity government, which includes the DA. The measures have drawn fire from the US government under President Donald Trump, who has cited "racist laws" as part of his reasons to cut financial aid to the country and offer to support the relocation of its minority Afrikaner community to the US. The recent amendments give the labour minister the power to set numerical targets for the hiring of Black people, women and people with disabilities in sectors identified by the government as not reaching certain targets. Companies face fines for not reaching the targets. Helen Zille,...
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