JOHANNESBURG - South African trade union federations have expressed shock and disappointment at the latest unemployment figures, putting the blame for the continued unemployment crisis squarely at the doorstep of government.
This comes after Statistics South Africa on Tuesday, released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter in 2017, showing that the official unemployment rate has remained unchanged quarter-to-quarter at 27.7%.
This comes after Statistics South Africa on Tuesday, released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter in 2017, showing that the official unemployment rate has remained unchanged quarter-to-quarter at 27.7%.
As a result 6.2 million South Africans are now without work -- a 75,000 increase from the second quarter of 2017.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said in a statement that this was not surprising because there was no coherent plan to address unemployment and create jobs by the South African government.
"Government has no plan to resolve South Africa’s structural unemployment. Our jobs are disappearing as a result of changes in the structure of the economy and also because the available labour does not have skills or education to occupy existing posts," Cosatu said.
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By ANA Reporter.
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