# Cosatu has broadly welcomed the Liquor Amendment Bill’s tabling in Parliament. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says the Bill speaks to the need for a progressive response to the crisis of alcohol abuse that is endemic across South Africa, particularly in working class and rural communities. He says it is estimated that 40-percent of the more than 14-thousand road accident fatalities annually are due to the excessive consumption of alcohol:
COSATU welcomes the Liquor Amendment Bill’s objectives [SOUND]
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