SA gives Zimbabwean immigrants lifeline

Global Immigration and Legal Consultancy (GILC) legal director, Gabriel Shumba, who is based in South Africa said migrant teachers and other workers were protected by the provisions of the Labour Relations Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.

“Those in the public service are also assisted by the Public Service Act, among others,” Shumba said.

“The employment of Educators Act, and the South African Schools Act (No. 84 of 1996) then comes in to regulate the governance of schools including the roles and responsibilities of teachers.

“All these and other pieces are subject to the constitution, which makes discrimination on the basis of nationality, among other things, unlawful.”

Shumba, a lawyer originally from Zimbabwe, however, said they have received several cases where migrant educators are subjected to unfair labour practices. Standard

 

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