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South Africa's black economic empowerment process is “racial” and has nothing to do with preventing discrimination, the trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday.
Deputy general secretary Dirk Hermann said that proposed changes to the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE Act) would lead the exclusion of disabled whites from any form of empowerment.
“The exclusion of white people from empowerment is turning South Africa's empowerment process into a purely racial process instead of a bona fide anti-discrimination process.”
The anticipated amendment to the BBBEE Act comes after a regulation of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act was adopted in December 2011.
Hermann said: “The state effectively kicked white people with disabilities out of empowerment legislation in December last year.”
The deadline for commenting on the proposed amendments to the BBBEE Act was Tuesday (today).
“Solidarity... lobbied for the inclusion of this group in all definitions in legislation regulating empowerment,” said Hermann.
He said white people with disabilities were currently included in the definition of the designated group in the Employment Equity Act which regulated affirmative action, but had already been removed from the BBBEE Act's definition of the disabled people group.
The proposed amnedments would result in employers earning no BEE points for employing disabled whites but would get BEE points for employing a well-off black person who was not disabled, Hermann said. - Sapa
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Anonymous, wrote
The [allegedly] racist ANC government, their BEE [allegedly] racist plan and those who support it are a disgrace! There are no minority rights in this country, but whites are expected to continually sympathize and support blacks who play the race-card. What about the squatter camps which include thousands of white children? We are yet to see ads which promote the advancement of these children or at least include them in awareness advertisements and projects in the fight against poverty, education, aids. There is no plan for minorities. We will always be a third world country under the rule of the ANC.
Guy, wrote
BEE is racist; plain and simple. SA is an international joke because while other countries also have affirmative action policies, they are intended to assist the MINORITIES.
Anonymous, wrote
Whites are being excluded in every way. There is no inclusion of whites. who are disadvantaged, in any ads especially on TV. This blatant racism must stop. People of all races must be represented, so that our so-called rainbow nation can live up to its name.
Anonymous, wrote
no one is kicking white out,they kick them selves and they don't want to be part of black people
zalwe, wrote
Anonymous, wrote
Time for the entire Black empowerment process to be challenged in the Constitutional Court. This never-ending concept of 'previously disadvantaged' has lost all credibility. It is now nothing more than Black apartheid.
Anonymous, wrote
Everybody needs a job especially the disabled people regardless what race you are. Being disabled costs alot of many specially the medications.
Disgraceful, wrote
An absolute disgrace, shame on those who think up such utter disgusting nonsense, shame on you calling yourselve a human being.
Andrew G, wrote
We are the only country in the world where there are discriminatory laws aimed at protecting the majority of the population. And even with these laws, they can't get it together...
CJ Meyer, wrote
The same applies to old age homes, orphanages etc. The disabled white (in a broad sense) - those who are at the mercy of the system - they are trampled on by Ubuntu.
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