ORGANISED labour has called for the permanent introduction of a basic income grant in South Africa from 2022.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), National Congress of Trade Unions (Nactu) and the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) held their mid-year Nedlac organised labour school this week to assess progress on the implementation of key policy interventions in South Africa.
In a post-meeting statement, the unions welcomed the reinstatement of the special R350 Covid-19 grant until March 2022 and said that this should be the first step towards a universal income.
“It must now be made permanent and be used as a foundation for a basic income grant.”
“It must be extended beyond March 2022 and adjusted in line with the food poverty level. The government needs to provide for its extension and enhancement in the October medium-term budget policy statement.”
The push for a universal income
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