The Democratic Alliance (DA) and residents of Cape Town marched to Parliament this morning in opposition to the national government’s new employment racial quotas:
The Democratic Alliance and residents of Cape Town marched to Parliament this morning in opposition to the national government’s new employment racial quotas.President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020 into law, which amends the Employment Equity Act of 1998 with new measures to promote diversity and equality in the workplace.
However, the new amendments received heavy backlash as the DA claims that 600 000 people stand to lose their jobs as a result of it.
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