Our mission is to give effect to the Nedlac Act by ensuring effective public participation in the labour market and socio-economic policy and legislation, and to facilitate consensus and cooperation between government, labour, business and the community in dealing with South Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Promoting growth, equity & participation through social dialogue. Read More Our mission is to give effect to the Nedlac Act by ensuring effective public participation in the labour market and socio-economic policy and legislation, and to facilitate consensus and cooperation between government, labour, business and the community in dealing with South Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Promoting growth, equity & participation through social dialogue. Read More Our mission is to give effect to the Nedlac Act by ensuring effective public participation in the labour market and socio-economic policy and legislation, and to facilitate consensus and cooperation between government, labour, business and the community in dealing with South Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Promoting growth, equity & participation through social dialogue. Read More Our mission is to give effect to the Nedlac Act by ensuring effective public participation in the labour market and socio-economic policy and legislation, and to facilitate consensus and cooperation between government, labour, business and the community in dealing with South Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Promoting growth, equity & participation through social dialogue. Read More Our mission is to give effect to the Nedlac Act by ensuring effective public participation in the labour market and socio-economic policy and legislation, and to facilitate consensus and cooperation between government, labour, business and the community in dealing with South Africa’s socio-economic challenges. Promoting growth, equity & participation through social dialogue. Read More

Just in for your viewing: Social partners at Nedlac provide highlights of Nedlac’s achievements over the years. It captures how decisions affecting daily lives of citizenry overall are made – from dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, to determining the national minimum wage, to making strides in building the economy and more. 

 

Statement on SAFTU protest action on Defence and Promotion of Socio-Economic Interests of Workers and Working Class in General on 29 November 2023 in all Provinces across the Country and all Major Cities
Response by Nedlac Standing Committee on Section 77 on the intention of Cosatu to embark on a protest action on 3 November 2023.

About Us

The National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) is the vehicle by which Government, labour, business and community organisations seek to cooperate, through problem-solving and negotiation, on economic, labour and development issues and related challenges facing the country.

Nedlac’s role
How Nedlac works
Who is at Nedlac?

Nedlac Programmes and Projects

Negotiations are conducted under five distinct policy structures:

Finance & Fiscal
Labour Market
Trade & Industry
Development
Economic Recovery and Social Compact to Support Eskom
Response to COVID-19
Comprehensive Social Security & Retirement
Section 77

Upcoming Events

Please refer to the calendar below to see our upcoming events.

Nedlac in the news

A collection of our media features

Cape Town Today

Broadcast

Daily Maverick

Broadcast

The Star FM

Broadcast

Ukhozi FM

Broadcast

COVID-19 Information

Let’s fight this fight together.

Useful Documents