# The Free Market Foundation says that, instead of making it easier for businesses to hire and unemployed people to find work, government continues to introduce legislation that increases the cost and complexity of employment. South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.7-percent in the third quarter of this year. The foundation says it has long argued that South Africa needs fundamental labour market reform. It says its proposed Job Seekers Exemption Certificate would give long-term unemployed citizens the freedom to negotiate employment opportunities without being held back by restrictive labour legislation.
Free Market Foundation says government continues to make it harder for people to find work