Cosatu applies to the High Court to intervene in Free Market Foundation's legal challenge to collective bargaining law.
FMF will not oppose despite solid grounds to do so.
On 31 July 2013, the deadline by which to lodge responses to the FMF's High Court challenge to the Labour Relations Act section 32, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) filed an application to intervene as a respondent. Despite solid grounds on which to do so, the FMF has decided not to oppose their application and will abide by the court's ruling.
FMF Chairman Herman Mashaba said: "We are keen to resolve this matter quickly in the interests of the country and of the 7 million unemployed citizens in SA today, especially young people. We wish to get a court date as soon as possible and therefore, on legal advice, have decided to allow Cosatu to approach the court unopposed. However we wish to make it very clear that we do not believe that Cosatu has a good case to intervene."
FMF attorney Craig Kirchmann said that there are two very sound legal reasons why Cosatu does not have a solid case to intervene.
1. COSATU has no direct interest in the case; and