[durban] - EPWP workers not in line for permanent contracts
The programme has been rocked by protests in recent years, with its workers demanding to be made permanent after finishing their tenures.
At a workshop for provincial councillors at the Durban City Hall yesterday, Public Works and Human Settlements MEC Ravi Pillay said the programme intentionally had a high turnover of workers because they wanted enrol new people. He also admitted that the department had a responsibility to look at better “exit strategies” for their beneficiaries.
He said the programme has benefited over 20 000 workers in the past year, a direct result of their labour-intensive strategy.
“We don't want machines digging holes and trenches, we would rather see human personnel doing it,” he said....
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