Racial quotas: On what basis were these targets compiled? DA asks urgent questions
22 May 2023
"The incoherence of the Act’s quotas betrays the hasty and clumsy manner in which they were formulated. This demonstrates a knee-jerk, electioneering ploy, devoid of any thoughtful consideration of the far-reaching implications."
The proposed quotas in the Employment Equity Amendment Act - or Racial Quota Act, as the DA calls it - will cause at least 220 000 white people, 85 000 coloured people, and 50 000 Indians to lose their jobs in Gauteng alone.
Should the Racial Quota Act’s guidelines be fully adhered to, a total estimated 404 608 white individuals, 116 934 Indians, and 71 518 coloured people could lose their livelihoods within the next five years.
Today, the DA submitted Parliamentary Questions to ascertain what modelling was done by the Labour Department and on what basis these targets were compiled?