Labour brokering

Labour brokers are different from recruitment agencies in that labour brokers handle almost all aspects of the worker's employment (including interviews, recruitment, HR, admin, payroll, transport, etc.

As casual workers receive much lower salaries than permanent employees, and as they have much lower job security, COSATU argues that labour brokering, contrary to the claims of its supporters, does not create meaningful employment and that it, in fact, violates the rights of workers.

[4] COSATU called for a national one day general strike against labour brokering and the proposed Gauteng e-toll system for 7 March 2012.

On that day, the trade union federation mobilised tens of thousands of people, mostly workers, against labour brokering.

[5] Nonetheless, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) dug in its heels; with Minister of Labour Affairs Mildred Oliphant stating that labour brokering "is here to stay".