South African Government Policy: Library Guide: Labour & Employment

The Department of Labour published three green papers in the 1990s, but did not publish white papers; instead, it drafted legislation, which resulted in the promulgation of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997, the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003.

South Africa. Department of Public Works and Infrastructure. Expanded Public Works Programme policy: final draft, 12 December 2021. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, September 2022. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 46917 (16 September 2022)

City of Cape Town. Implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme Policy (EPWP) (Policy number 12421). Approved by Council, 29 May 2013, C24 / 05 / 13. Revised and approved by Council 27 October 2022, C27/10/22. 

City of Cape Town. Management of the jobseekers database policy (policy number 46778). Approved by Council, 22 June 2011, C07/06/11. Revised and approved by Council, 27 October 2022, C27/10/22

South Africa. Presidency. Building a society that works: public investment in a mass employment in a mass employment strategy to build a new economy. Pretoria: The Presidency: ,October 2020. (Scroll down.)

South Africa. National Planning Commission. Our future :   make it work : national development plan, 2030.  Chapter 3, Economy and employment.  Pretoria :   National Planning Commission,   2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.PRES.12.OURF

South Africa. National Planning Commission. Medium-term strategic framework (2014-2019). Pretoria: National Planning Commission, 2014. Shelf no. G 68 E.PRES.14.MEDI Appendix 4. Outcome 4: Decent employment through inclusive economic growth

South Africa Dept. of Labour. Minimum Standards Directorate    Policy proposals for a new employment standards statute :   green paper. Pretoria :   Ministry of Labour,   1996. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.96.POLI
 

South Africa. Department of Employment and Labour. Labour market information system master plan. Pretoria: Department of Employment and Labour, Chief Directorate of Communication, 2024.

South Africa. Department of Employment and Labour. White paper on national labour migration policy for South Africa, May 2025. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, May 2025. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 52747 (29 May 2025), General notice 3234 of 2025 and Government Gazette no. 52751 (30 May 2025), General notice 3636 of 2025. 

South Africa. Department of Employment and Labour. Draft national labour migration policy. Pretoria: Department of Employment and Labour, Feb. 2022.

South Africa Dept. of Labour. Directorate: Equal Opportunities.  Green paper :   employment and occupational equity.    Pretoria :   Govt. Printer,   1996. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 3703 (1 July 1996), General notice 804 of 1996. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.96.GREE
 

South Africa. Department of Trade and Industry. South Africa’s Economic Transformation : a Strategy for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. Pretoria: Department of Trade and Industry, 2003.

South Africa. Department of Trade and Industry. South Africa’s Economic Transformation : a Strategy for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. Pretoria?: Dept. of Trade and Industry, 2002.
 

The national child labour action programme for South Africa : final draft for consideration by government departments and other stakeholders. Draft 4.10, October 2003. Pretoria: Department of Labour, 2003. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.03.NATI

White paper (draft) on a national child labour action programme for South Africa : draft for consideration by government departments and other stakeholders. Pretoria: Department of Labour, 2003. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.03.WHIT

Towards a national child labour action programme for South Africa : discussion document, October 2002. Pretoria: Department of Labour, 2002.

South Africa. Creating jobs, fighting poverty : an employment strategy framework. Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 1998. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.98.CREA

South Africa. Department of Labour. Labour Market and Human Resource Development for Job Creation : Social Plan.  Pretoria: Govt. Printer, 1999. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 20305 (23 July 1999), General notice 1590. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.99.LABO

South Africa. Department of Labour. Sheltered Employment Factories under the auspices of the Department of Labour: strategic plan, 2014-2018. Pretoria: Department of Labour,.

Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. Revised Occupational Qualifications Sub -Framework (OQSF) Policy. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 2 March 2020.

Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework (OQSF) Policy. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, 31 July 2014.

South Africa Dept. of Labour.    Green paper :   skills development strategy for economic and employment growth in South Africa.    [Pretoria? :   Govt. Printer?],   1997. Shelf no. G 68 E.LABO.97.GREE

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training.    National skills development strategy III, 2011 - 2016.    Pretoria :   Department of Higher Education and Training,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.11.NATI

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training.    National skills development strategy III.   Pretoria :   Dept. of Higher Education and Training,   2011. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.11.NATI

South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training.    Framework for the national skills development strategy, 2011/12 - 2015/16 :   first draft for consultation, 29th April 2010.    Pretoria :   Dept. of Higher Education and Training,   2010. Shelf no. G 68 E.EDUC.10.FRAM

Article: Kraak, Andre. A critical review of the National skills development strategy in South Africa. Journal of vocational education & training, Vol. 60, issue 1 (2008)