COSATU Statement on the Farlam Commission Report released
29 June 2015
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the release of the Farlam Commission Report last week on the 25th June 2015 by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma.
COSATU acknowledges the work done by the Commission in ensuring the principle of Audi Alteram Partemwhich was practiced to the latter for all parties by the Commissioners.
COSATU has noted all the findings and the recommendations tabled.
And COSATU adjures all parties to play their meaningful roles to ensure that in future labour disputes should never reach such a stage again.
COSATU argue that the issue of compensation must be handled effectively.
We agree with the mineworkers Union when it says ‘NUM remains of the view that some form of compensation should be paid to the dependants of the deceased’.
COSATU will work with all its Affiliated Trade Unions, whose members were affected by the incident to build sustainable mechanisms to strengthen disputes resolving structures and also discourage misuse of force by others to win workers’ demands.
Freedom of association and the right to strike must be protected as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic and also in the Bill of Rights.
COSATU will enhance workers’ education of various issues, amongst others, on the danger of coercing workers to participate in ‘unprotected strikes’.
COSATU welcomes the Farlam Commission Report on the Marikana tragedy.
Statement issued by COSATU, June 29 2015
