NEASA rejects proposed foreign national employment quotas [SOUND]

# The National Employers Association of South Africa has rejected the proposed Employment Services Amendment Bill, warning that foreign worker quotas would place an excessive administrative and financial burden on businesses. The bill allows the Employment and Labour Ministry to set limits on foreign workers, with fines of up to one-million-rand for businesses that fail to comply. NEASA’s Gerhard Papenfus argues unemployment is driven by poor education, ineffective governance and corruption, rather than immigration: