# The Department of Employment and Labour says new sectoral targets under the Employment Equity Act are not racial quotas, but a way to ensure fair workplace representation. Defending the changes in the High Court in Pretoria, the department argued the targets were developed in consultation with affected sectors and are flexible. The department’s legal representative, Fana Nalane, told the court the changes to the law are needed to fix ongoing inequality in jobs and to support transformation across different sectors:
Government insists sectoral targets aim to ensure equitable workplace representation [SOUND]
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