This document outlines an action plan to address the ILO's comments on South Africa's application of labor standards. It lists the conventions commented on, such as the Minimum Age Convention and Forced Labor Convention. For each convention, it identifies actions to be taken, expected outcomes, timeframes, and responsible institutions. The actions include adopting policies to combat child labor, providing enforcement statistics, ensuring access to education, implementing laws on equal remuneration and discrimination, and protecting workers' rights to organize. The overall goal is to promote compliance with ILO conventions on issues like child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and freedom of association.

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ACTION PLAN
Addressing Implementation of the Comments of ILO Committee of Experts on the Application
Of Standards – South Africa
Convention Action to be taken Expected Outcome Time-Frame Responsible
Institution
Responsible
Institution
Budget
Minimum Age Convention, 1973
(No.138)
Ascertain if there is a
National Policy to
combat Child Labour &
possible extension of
the Child Labour
Programme of Action
(CLPA).
Adoption of the
National Policy to
combat Child Labour
and possible extension
of the CLPA.
6 Months. Social
Development;
Basic Education
and other
Stakeholders.
Director-General
of Labour& Social
Development.
Accordingto target
Group.
Worst Forms of Child Labour
Convention, 1999 (No.182)
To provide results
achieved through the
monitoringmechanisms
established in the
Children’sAct (Children
involved in hazardous
economic activities).
Intensified efforts to
elimate the worstforms
of child labour in
particular hazardous
work.
Ongoing. Dept.Social Dev.
Basic Education.
Accounting
Officersof the
respective
Departments
To provide information
on the nature, extent
and trends of the forms
of Child Labour.
To provide information
on the number in
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infringements reported
through the monitoring
mechanismsestablished
by the Children’s Act,
investigations,
prosecutions,
convictions and penal
sanctions applied.
To identify and reach
out to children at
special risk. Child
Orphans and other
vulnerable children of
HIV/AIDS.
To achieve effectiveand
time boundmeasuresas
in terms of Article 7 (2)
clause (d) of the
Convention.
To provide assistance to
child victims of
trafficking-Stats-number
of such victims both
internal and trans
border who have
benefitted from
rehabilitationandsocial
integrationmeasures in
CYCCs (ChildYouth Care
Centres).
Provide information on
the application in
practice of the PCTP Act
and of the Children’s
Act-Stats-number and
nature of the violations
reported.
Investigations,
Take necessary
measurestoensure that
the penalties imposed
on individuals found
guilty of trafficking in
children under 18 years
are sufficientlyeffective
and dissuasive and that
National
Prosecuting
Authority(NPA)
Accordingto target
Group.

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prosecutions,
convictions and penal
sanctions imposed in
cases of sale and
trafficking of children.
Provide information on
the concrete measures
taken to ensure access
to free basic education
for all childrenandtheir
impact on increasing
school enrolment rates,
and in particular,
reducing the number of
out-of-school children
and drop-out rates.
they are applied.
To ensure access to free
Basic Education for all
children.
Ongoing
Dept.Of Social Dev.
& Basic Education.
Equal Remuneration
Convention,1951(No.100)
To provide information
on the Practical
Applicationof the EEA
as amended,2014, and
the Code of Good
Practice on Equal
Pay/Remuneration.
Equal remunerationfor
workof equal value.
Ongoing
Implementation
Dept.of Labour. Employment
Standards,
Inspection
Enforcement
Services(IES).
Budgetaccordingto
target group.
To provide Statisticson
GenderWage Gap &
Income Differentials
statements.
Reduce GenderWage
Gap.
Ongoing
Implementation
Deptof Labour &
STATSSA.
Labour Market
Information
Systems(LMIS)
Dept.of Labour.
Discrimination(Employment
and Occupation)Convention,
1958(No.111)
Provide informationon
(i)Sexual harassment,
(ii)HIV&AIDS,
EqualityinEmployment
and Occupation
irrespectiveof Race and
Ongoing. Deptof Labour.
Employment
Standardsand
Commissionof
Employment
Equity(ECC),

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(iii)National Equality
Policy,(iv) Gender
Equity,(v) Accessto
Vocational Training(vi)
(vii)AffirmativeAction
(Special Measures) and
(viii) Indigenous
Peoples.
Colour. Equity. Commission on
GenderEquality,
Human Rights
Commissionand
SANDF.
ForcedLabourConvention,1930
(No.29)
Strengthening Legal
Framework and Law
Enforcement.
Prohibit and combat
Trafficking in Persons.
Implementation of
Prevention and
Combatting of
Trafficking in Persons
Act, 2013.
National Register of
Offenders and a
Database/Statistics of
ImprisonmentPenalties.
Adoptionof a National
PolicyFramework.
Ensure a uniform,
coordinated and
Cooperative approach
by all Government
Departments,Organs of
State and Institutions in
dealing with matters
relating to the
Trafficking in Persons.
Provide informationon
measurestakento
To Prohibitforced
Labour of Prisoners.
Ongoing. Dept.of
Correctional

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ensure thatprisoners
may onlyperformwork
for Private Enterprises
withtheirformal and
informedconsent
Services.
Correctional
ServicesAct,(No.
111 of 1998). Dept.
OrderB, Service
Order5.
AbolitionofForcedLabour
Convention,1957
Provide information on
the Progress made to
revise the Draft
Merchant Shipping
Amendment Bill,
Chapter 4 to make it
compatible with Article
1 (c) of the Maritime
Labour Convention
(MLC).
Disciplinarymeasures
applicable forSeafarers.
Ongoing. Dept. of Transport-
South African
Maritime Safety
Authority(SAMSA)-
National Ports
Authority (NPA).
Dept. of Labour.
Accounting
Officersof the
respective
Departments
Budgetaccordingto
target group.
FreedomofAssociationand
Protectionofthe Rightto
OrganiseConvention,1948
(No.87)
To provide information
to the International
Trade Union
Confederation(ITUC) on
the allegations of
violent repressions of
strike actions and arrest
of striking workers.
Trade Union Rights and
Civil Liberties in Line
with the Convention.
Ongoing. SouthAfrican
Police
Services(SAPS)
Independent
Police
Investigative
Directorate (IPID).
Judicial
Commissionof
Enquiry.
Implementthe
Recommendationsof
the 25 June 2015 Report
of the Judicial
Commissionof Enquiry
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Marikana Mine in
Rustenburg.
To provide further
information on the
Labour Relations
Amendment Act on the
provisions aimed at
facilitating the
Representation by
Trade Unions of
Employees of
TemporaryEmployment
or Labour Brokers.
To ensure that the
rights of vulnerable
Workers are effectively
represented by their
Organisations.
Dept. of Labour,
Collective
Bargaining, IES and
PublicEmployment
Services (PES).
Provide informationon
measurestakenor
plannedtobe takento
implementthe Report
Farmworkers to meet
the requirements to
engage in legally
protected Industrial
Action.
Rightto Organiseand Collective
BargainingConvention,1949
(No. 98)
Governmenttoprovide
informationaboutthe
Protectionof Casual
WorkersagainstAnti-
Uniondiscrimination.
Promotionof Collective
Bargaining and
Protection of Casual
Workers against Anti-
Union discrimination.
Ongoing Dept. of Labour,
Collective
Bargaining, IES and
PublicEmployment
Services (PES).