Jour Fixe: German-South African FORUM on Labour and Social Affairs
The German-South African FORUM on Labour and Social Affairs is held as a Jour Fixe every two months and serves as a catalysator for communication and network building within the South African labour and social policy's framework. Recent political and social issues of both Germany and South Africa are brought up and discussed in an open and informal setting. The aim is to speak about important topics with people from different fields of work and without the need of sticking to ideologies. An adapted version of the ‘Chatham-House-Rules’*, that are used throughout the world, will apply as an aid to offer a free discussion. Thus ideally the FORUM may emerge as a kind of ‘think tank’ that mayinfluence political actors in their decision-making in the long run.
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The fourth FORUM on Labour and Social Affairs, entitled "The Skills and Unemployment Conundrum", was held on April 11, 2012 at the Goethe Institute in Johannesburg.
Fourth FORUM
The third socio-political FORUM was held at the Goethe Institute in Johannesburg on July 11, 2011. The topic of the meeting was "Workers' Control and the Impact on Decision Making in Key Industries: Experiences of the German and South African Labour Movements". It was held on the occasion of a five-member strong IG Metall delegation visit to South Africa.
Third FORUM
The second socio-economic forum was held focusing on the current process of introducing a national health insurance (NHI), which is based on the principle of solidarity.
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On October14, 2010 the first German-South African Forum on Labour and Social Affairs took place in the auditorium of the Goethe Institute in Johannesburg. Ms Monika M Sommer, Counsellor of Labour and Social Affairs of the German Embassy, invited to a discussion on the topic 'Public Employment Agents vs. Private Labour Brokers: foes or partners of the labour market?'.
First FORUM
