DA questions legality of new employment equity targets [SOUND]

# The DA argued in the High Court in Pretoria that the government’s new employment equity targets are unlawful and unconstitutional. The party believes the Ministry of Employment and Labour overstepped its powers by setting rigid numerical targets without adequate consultation. The DA’s legal counsel, Ismail Jamie, told the court the targets fail to consider regional and sector-specific realities and could violate the rights to dignity and fair labour practices protected under the Constitution: