Friday, September 05, 2014

COSATU welcomes ConCourt Equity ruling

Oscar Thomas
05 September 2014

The Congress of South African Trade Union has welcomed the ruling made this week by the ConCourt regarding the case against Lieutenant Colonel Renate Barnard. 

The case goes back to 2005 when Barnard applied for the post of lieutenant colonel, which was superintendent according to the old rankings, for the first time. 

Cosatu Spokesperson Patrick Craven said it is important that we never forget the underlying reason why South Africa needs laws to redress the blatant racial discrimination of the apartheid years.

Patrick Craven said we must now ensure that this new, improved act is far better enforced, so that we can move towards a discrimination-free workforce throughout South Africa.

Craven said the ConCourt ruling will help us to move faster to the goal of a workforce which at every level reflects the population of the country we live in.

"Affirmative action has been confirmed by the Constitutional Court. The transformation agenda has now been protected. The ruling should set the tone and tune for the entire country Craven added.

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