New recruits for the expanded public works project
EPWP projects employ workers on a temporary or ongoing basis with government, contractors, or other non-governmental organisations under the Ministerial Conditions of Employment for the EPWP or learnership employment conditions.
Hundreds of newly employed Tshwane metro ‘Vat Alles’ workers (Expanded Public Works Programme) in region 6, Mamelodi, have signed new contracts and already started working.
EPWP region 6 champion Eddie Mnguni said the EPWP workers signed 12-month contracts through the lottery system and have started working from November 1.
“They will be working on their different wards in Mamelodi, region 6, while some of the workers will be deployed to work at municipal buildings,” said Mnguni.
“The cleaners are expected to keep their areas clean and we have formally started introducing them to their new ward councillors,” said Mnguni. Mnguni further encouraged those who have applied and did not get the jobs to not lose hope because “their turn is still coming and when their turn come, they will get a chance to work too”.
The EPWP is one of government’s key programmes aimed at providing poverty and income relief through temporary work for the unemployed. The EPWP is a nationwide programme covering all spheres of government and SOEs (state owned enterprises).
The programme provides an important avenue for labour absorption and income transfers to poor households, in the short to medium-term.
EPWP projects employ workers on a temporary or ongoing basis with government, contractors, or other non-governmental organisations under the Ministerial Conditions of Employment for the EPWP or learnership employment conditions.
Mnguni further said the community members or non-profit organisation that have planned to do clean up campaigns to feel free to contact the EPWP for assistance for their clean-up campaigns to be successful. He further encouraged the public to, instead of creating illegal dumping sites, make use of the empty land by turning them into community parks.
“We have a big issue of illegal dumping around Mamelodi that has caused a lot of friction between community members because nearby residents felt their health was at risk because of the smell coming from the site.”
He also urged residents to stop littering on street corners or empty spaces.
Anyone who wishes to contact the EPWP region 6 can phone 012 358 0376.
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