COSATU Statement, 16 October 2015 Central Executive Committee Meeting The Congress of South African Trade Unions held a Special Central Executive Committee meeting from 14-15 October 2015. It was attended by the national office bearers, all affiliated unions and provincial leaders. The meeting was convened to discuss the preparations for the upcoming 12th National Congress and some other issues, including those listed below. Annual National Assessments The CEC supported SADTU in rejecting the Annual National Assessments (ANA) in their current form, because they are not in the best interests of learners and will do nothing to improve the quality of education. The CEC endorsed the idea of assessments in principle but called on the department of Basic Education, to respect the work of the Task Team that is reconciling the views and positions of all stakeholders on the matter. The CEC rejected the position of the ANC NGC, to insist on the implementation of the ANAs this year. The meeting instructed NOBs to convene a meeting with the our affiliate SADTU leadership on this matter, and further explore the possibility another meeting with the department of Basic Education, to find an amicable solution to this impasse. COSATU 2016 Budget The CEC approved the 2016 Budget of the federation which amounts to about R80 million. In the adoption of the budget the CEC emphasised the need to always ensure that the federation remains self reliant. Based on this we can say with confidence the federation is ready for the implementation of its 2016 Programme of Action. Preparations towards 12th National Congress, 23-26 November 2015 The CEC officially confirmed that the 12th National Congress will be convened from the 23rd to the 26th of November 2015 at Gallagher Estate Midrand, under the theme: "Building unity and cohesion of COSATU to advance the National Democratic revolution". The federation will also be celebrating its 30th anniversary on the 5th of December 2015, by hosting a rally in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. These celebrations will be followed by provincial celebrations in 2016, which will be linked to consolidating unity of COSATU on the ground, heightening the Living Wage Campaign and building the momentum towards the victory of the ANC in the local government elections. Issued by COSATU Sizwe Pamla, National Spokesperson, 060 975 6794 E-Mail: [email protected] See the full text at: http://www.cosatu.org.za/show.php?ID=11014 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
