George Building Collapse | 'Employer is liable for injury on duty even if worker isn't documented'

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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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13 май 2024

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@faridaally6184 25 дней назад

Seing that the current gov did not deport these undocumented immigrants they are now forced to repatriate them Viva Action SA PA and Dudula

@petroguilherme5549 25 дней назад

So true ...the government should assist here But the employers first in line here ....missing in action sadly no accountability

@toyerdavids1993 25 дней назад

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 ?

@craig81211 25 дней назад

Zimbabweans belong in Zimbabwe!

@toyerdavids1993 25 дней назад

@@craig81211 this is Africa any African is welcome in S Africa. They just have to be documented .

@craig81211 25 дней назад

@@toyerdavids1993 Tsek ANC cadre

@RG-jr8ym 25 дней назад

When will the ANC be held accountable for breaking SA

@veronicakarstel9126 25 дней назад

Viva ANC for porous borders and Patricia De Liar with her washing line border fence

@phumlamazibuko3003 25 дней назад

And DA too

@phumlamazibuko3003 25 дней назад

DA hired them in WC

@patrickcannell2258 25 дней назад

Private company @@phumlamazibuko3003

@anelemlambo497 25 дней назад

what do borders have anything to do with this incident?

@craig81211 25 дней назад

Most construction companies hire undocumented workers who cross our border illegally

@craig81211 25 дней назад

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!

@Honeybee897 25 дней назад

Rightly put, it is ok for them to pull some few Rands from unsuspecting clients, shame.

@IamBarati 25 дней назад

The many rewards of being an illegal immigrant. Why bother with getting papers

@collinphahlane7527 25 дней назад

Seriously, why should they be documented.

@petrabarrett2433 25 дней назад

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....

@collinphahlane7527 25 дней назад

It seems to be not the case n SA, they are in fact rewarded for breaking SA immigration laws.

@Evie-cx1sw 23 дня назад

This is Africa 🤣🤣🤣

@rowansps 25 дней назад

Does anybody still have confidence that there was only 81 people on site, at the time of the collapse?

@deniscoyne5671 25 дней назад

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.

@craig81211 25 дней назад

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?

@TeeEm24 25 дней назад

I think the word you’re looking for is “exploitable”.

@blackrose4198 25 дней назад

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.

@HelloWorld-th9vb 24 дня назад

Where is the employer of those foreigners now, disappeared for no reason?

@nthatsh437 24 дня назад

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

@collinphahlane7527 25 дней назад

What is their embassy’s doing?

@JohnHeath777 25 дней назад

Who pays for the rescue and cleanup?

@sandrajansevanvuuren7891 25 дней назад

Day labours for the day do not always have documents

@user-wf3eg5qs1b 25 дней назад

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.

@bafongalo8156 25 дней назад

I can confirm that Checkers 60 Sixty and Pick n Pay ASAP fall under this category. 😂😂😂😂

@zodwangobese468 25 дней назад

😂😂😂

@toyerdavids1993 25 дней назад

Not true though.

@bafongalo8156 25 дней назад

@@toyerdavids1993 How so?

@toyerdavids1993 25 дней назад

@@bafongalo8156 that accolade goes to Spar . Phone both those companies they will say NO.

@nthatsh437 24 дня назад

But they are independent contractors, not employees

@user-uc1pd1tc2x 25 дней назад

For now we don't need to fight for the papers pls.

@phumlamazibuko3003 25 дней назад

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.

@kevin4615 25 дней назад

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?

@whiteybester9160 25 дней назад

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

@michelmuller6023 25 дней назад

What happened in Ngcobo?

@acappella1983 23 дня назад

Why you protecting this contractor..

@ednafourie7509 25 дней назад

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!

@zodwangobese468 25 дней назад

But if you aware to cover themselves they always say employees must have right paperwork

@nthatsh437 24 дня назад

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.

@vanessasmook4229 25 дней назад

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.

@acappella1983 23 дня назад

Caucasians in these comments trying by all means to protect these developers and contractors 🚮🚮🚮 sies

@susanbotha5686 23 дня назад

Construction mafia

@valsables5299 25 дней назад

THE EMPLOYER MUST PAY FOR EVERYTHING. WHY U GUYS SOOO DOM

@clairetomkyns175 25 дней назад

They employers should be insured for this, but will insurers payout for undocumented workers?

@faridaally6184 25 дней назад

So sad to die in a foreign country with no proof of indentification

@TeeEm24 25 дней назад

Insurers should not pay. Let this be a lesson to all business owners, hire undocumented people at your own risk.

@nthatsh437 24 дня назад

@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