Use formal DSOC forum rather than roadside job seekers
The aim of the concept is to remove the many job seekers from the Kingsway area in Warner Beach and provide a platform to help them find employment in an organised manner.
SIXTEEN months down the line, the Durban South Opportunity Centre (DSOC) continues to empower and organise work for unemployed job seekers.
The aim of the concept is to remove the many job seekers from the Kingsway area in Warner Beach and provide a platform to help them find employment in an organised manner.
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The DSOC concept was conceived by the Vincit Omnia Veritas Trust (VOV Trust) in consultation with Durban South Business Forum and AMCUP (Amanzimtoti Community Upliftment Project) as a registered non-government organisation (NGO) and officially opened in mid-February 2016. The initial container situated in Lower Illovo was closed as it was out of the way, and DSOC made a move towards providing its service of tying job seekers with labour required online.
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“The initial thought behind the centre was to maintain momentum with the community-spirited facelift of the subway and surrounds in Warner Beach,” said Jan Pauw. “We hoped to supply a responsible alternative to the plight of job seekers along that stretch of road, which offers no ablution facilities to the 50-plus people who stand or sit in that area daily.”
The project has seen many unemployed people submit details about their skills and these have been categorised for ease of reference by those who require labour.
Those waiting on the roadside are often infiltrated by some criminal and drug-dealing elements. By eliminating or at the very least reducing their numbers, Warner Beach and the Subway Beach strip in all its beauty takes a step closer to reaching its potential of obtaining Blue Flag beach status.
The DSOC project to link job seekers with those seeking labour is privately and donor-funded and comes at no cost to the community nor the job-seeker. No application fees or any other charges are levied.
The Opportunity Centre strongly encourages the public to rather channel their good intentions to help uplift job seekers, rather than handing out money on street corners. To register as a job-seeker, an employer or find out more, visit www.dsoc.co.za.
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