A labour delegation from South Sudan is on a study visit to South Africa to explore best labour practices, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant said on Tuesday.
“It was critical for the new South Sudan state to bring together government, labour and business to propel their economic growth as the latest state sets out to define what kind of labour dispensation it wants,” Oliphant said in a statement.
The South Sudan delegation of 12 people was led by acting deputy national Minister of Labour Kwong Danhier Gatluak. It includes labour ministers from the different states that make up South Sudan.
“Our coming here is a learning process,” Gatluak was quoted as saying.
“As a child, you have to learn to walk and to talk. Right now, we are putting together the structure of our government and recruiting manpower.”
South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan on July 9 this year. - Sapa