Roundtable Discussion on The National Minimum Wage and Job Creation held on 15 April 2015
On the 15th of April 2015 the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office hosted a round table discussion on the National Minimum Wage and Job Creation. Speaking at this event were Professor Nicoli Nattrass from the University of Cape Town, labour columnist and author Mr Terry Bell, and the director of the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action, Mr Mervyn Abrahams. The speakers canvassed topics such as the effects of minimum wages on employment in South Africa and Brazil, the amount of money needed to provide the requirements for basic living, and the need for new models of economic development. The discussion following the inputs was robust and vigorous.
Above: Professor Nicoli Nattrass responds to a question from the floor during the Round Table on the National Minimum Wage.
Above: From left, Professor Nicoli Nattrass, Mr Mervyn Abrahams, and Mr Terry Bell.