"No job for the premises of the SA"

Emotions rise as residents worry about
local industries hiring more foreign nationals than locals.

Moses Thusi, a local man speaking on behalf of frustrated
residents of Quarters 38 and 34 – including Thembalihle, Tamboville,
Glenwood, Eastwood, Cinderella Park, Panorama and Madiba – stated that they needed
government to intervene urgently and to ensure that these industries adhere
to hire equity laws.

"There is no job offer in companies, especially
factories, close to us. We noticed that employers are hiring more
foreigners from neighboring countries compared to us and our children have
resort to crime because there are no jobs available.

"These companies do not comply anymore. Even security
the guards at the doors tell us that we are wasting our time coming all the
in the morning looking for a job because they only hire strangers, "said Thusi.

Another man from the neighborhood, who asked not to be named for fear of
victimization, has accused the company he works for of hiring undocumented migrants
foreign nationals. "The company has about 200 employees, but only 15 are Southern employees.
Africans and the rest are foreigners.

"Only three of these strangers are documented. the
The undocumented foreigners who work here live in the premises of the company with their
children, says the man.

Above, several people had identified the area outside of
in the same plant as a "drop off and undocumented document collection area".
Malawian nationals.

They alleged that there was a truck that the witness saw
parked outside the door of the company, which files undocumented foreign documents
nationals of Malawi and instruct goods purchased in South Africa to be returned
Malawi.

The head of the company rejected allegations that their
premises was a landing and pick-up area.

He said everyone was open to the dead end road leading to
in the entrance of their company.

"We confirm that this is a public road traveled by all types of
companies to repair trucks, park trucks at night, etc. We confirm
vehicle was seen in the last three days parked in the circle with a malawian
registration number belonging to a [man] who has no badociation with our
business."

On the allegations of hiring foreign nationals,
The director said, "We have South African workers who are also working here.
have documents. It's not for me, as an employee, to identify everyone.

"If a guy comes and tells me that they are South African,
and they have the skills that I need, I will use them. It's the work of home affairs
find illegal aliens. It's not for me to know if they are from the South
African or not. Some come with refugee status, what are you doing then?

He admitted that some employees had been allowed to
spend the night in staff premises after working late for security reasons
the reasons.

Kevin Chasweka, the truck driver accused of carrying
undocumented aliens, said that he was disappointed with the way South Africans
demonized foreigners. "How is it possible?" Traveling from Malawi
in South Africa, I have to cross three borders, South Africa, Swaziland and the
Mozambique's borders, and how can I achieve this with undocumented people in my
a truck? It's a lie, "he said.

Chasweka stated that he was working as a courier driver carrying
goods to and from Malawi. He said he has since received a call from
management of an industry, where he parks his truck, telling him not to
get closer to their premises as a result of these allegations.

"You kill us because you had the chance
to be born in South Africa. We do not have all these things in Malawi.

"Things are really bad at home and we are suffering. The
no jobs or life, that's why we come to South Africa. God really
bless you here, but you kill us to try to make a living for
ourselves.

"We come here with pbadports. Do you know how difficult it is to
to obtain a pbadport in Malawi? "Said Chasweka.

The Ministry of Labor did not respond to questions sent
to them by Weekend Witness on Wednesday.

Congolese national Moses Kilozo, who advocates for
the rights of refugees and foreign nationals, has accused foreign nationals of
stealing jobs was a global problem, but it was worse in South Africa
people resorted to xenophobic attacks, killing innocent asylum seekers.

Regarding recent incidents where trucks driven by
foreigners were burned near Mooi River and Townhill, Kilozo told
In Zimbabwe, they also burned trucks driven by South Africans.

"It will create tension between countries. Cool
down and come to the negotiating table as this will affect South Africans
to work everywhere in Africa, "warned Kilozo.

He said that there were always migrants coming to South Africa and
live in poor conditions and be ready to take up all the jobs entrusted to them
because they are desperate.

Foreigners were paid peanuts over their neighbors to the south.
African colleagues and take money just to put food on the table and have
a roof over their heads, he said. "We are doing our best to spread the message
to communities that there are other ways to resolve these conflicts and that
violent xenophobic attacks are not necessary; do not take the law in your own
hands.

"South Africa has a good history of reconciliation and the
The Constitution clearly states that everyone living in South Africa has the right to
live."

Kilozo said that there were different types of aliens in
South Africa – migrants who come to South Africa in search of a job and a better
life that life at home, and refugees, like Kilozo, seeking asylum
and refuge because things are not good at home.

He said that some foreigners have work permits allowing them to work
in the country and have a role to play in the societies in which they live, such as
pay taxes. "We understand that it's not good to see a stranger wake up and
go to work every day while you can not put food on the table. This creates anger
but there is never any need for violence.

"The government should regularly inspect companies to see
how many foreigners are working there and that they adhere to whatever is hired
equity laws in place. I guess companies prefer to hire foreigners
because it's easy to exploit and overload them, "he said.

Kilozo remembers his arrival in South Africa after finishing
his degree in mechanical engineering at home.

"I worked as a mechanic in Durban and my boss was bringing me
the food in the morning and at lunch and I thought it was a good boss.
At the end of the month, while I had to be paid, he told me stories
I eat too much and give me a bill. He paid me peanuts until I could not
take it over and go, "he said.

Kilozo said that such incidents were the cause of many foreigners
avoid looking for a job because they are exploited, so they
prefer to start their own business and sell goods alongside the
streets.

This prompted Kilozo to be a voice for voiceless aliens
advocating for their rights and raising their citizens' awareness by educating
Locals.

"Foreigners are hard workers by nature. It's just the
honest truth. If the locals do not perform their duties at work, it is obvious that
employers will look for someone who will be able to perform their duties and
foreigners always want to do it.

"The government of most African countries does not give
documents like here and people have to work for everything that they have. C & # 39;
why foreigners have been programmed to be hard workers. South Africans should
also learn to respect their jobs in order to keep them.

Kilozo said that they were grateful for the papers that they received
Home Affairs to enable them to work here.

He explained that one can come to South Africa as an asylum seeker and
go to home affairs to get their papers. Once you qualify, you are a refugee
status.

"After five years in South Africa, you have the
ask for the green identification book and have permanent residence, but this is the case
a pity that South Africans do not understand this and even kill you if you
have all your papers, including a South African identity card.

He urged foreigners who have businesses in the communities
also play ball.

"They should contribute to society through sport, theater
and music initiatives in the community as locals tend to think that they are
steal their wealth and bring it back to their home country as they fail
give back to the community, "he said.

SA has a history of
xenophobic attacks

South Africa has had many incidences of xenophobia
attacks that saw foreign nationals be killed after being accused of taking
jobs that belong to the local population and compete for scarce resources. Xenophobia is
South African Human Rights Commission, defined as "the deep disgust of the
nationals of a recipient State ".

Here are some of the xenophobic incidents reported in the
media:

• In May 2008, xenophobic violence erupted in Alexandra.
Johannesburg and triggered xenophobic violence in other townships. After two
weeks, violence has spread to urban areas of the country, mainly in Durban and
The cap.

The violence consisted of both verbal and physical attacks.
As a result, many houses were burned down, at least 342 stores were looted and 213
were burned.

Hundreds of people were injured, thousands were driven out and
the number of deaths after the attacks rose to 56.

• From 14 to 17 November 2009, 3,000 Zimbabweans living in
the rural community of De Doorns, an informal settlement near the Breede Valley
Municipality of Western Cape, have been displaced due to xenophobic violence.

• On 27 February 2013, eight South African police officers
Mido Macia, 27, tied a Mozambican to the back of a police van and dragged him
down the road. He died in a police cell after being wounded in the head.

The incident occurred in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.

• On May 26, 2013, two Zimbabwean men were killed by a crowd
in xenophobic violence in Diepsloot.

• In January 2015, a Somali shop owner was shot dead
with a 14-year-old boy, Siphiwe Mahori, during an alleged robbery at
Soweto. Siphiwe was shot in the neck and died within 15 minutes.

• On 5 March 2015, xenophobic attacks took place in Limpopo.
Foreigners on the outskirts of Polokwane left their stores after protesting
the villagers threatened to burn them alive and then looted their stores.

On March 21, 2015, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini stated that
foreigners must return to their country of origin as they change the
nature of the South African society with their property and enjoying a wealth that should be for
local population.

This horrified aliens who had been faced with an oil spill
xenophobic attacks across the country. Zwelithini made the comments to a
event of moral regeneration in Pongola.

Recently, locals began to burn trucks driven by foreigners
drivers and attacking the drivers as they accused them of stealing their
jobs.

By using a
foreign

An article published on the South African Labor Guide
website highlights what employers need to know about employment of foreigners
South Africa.

The employment of foreigners is regulated by the law on immigration
Law 13 of 2002. This law provides for the admission of foreigners to their country
their residence in South Africa and their departure, and includes their ability to
work here.

The law is supplemented by the Immigration Regulations which
Significant changes took place in May 2014, particularly regarding work visas.
The law provides that no one shall employ:

• an alien in an irregular situation;

• an alien whose status does not authorize him to
to be employed by that person; or

• a stranger on conditions or in quality
different from those envisaged in the status of this alien.

The article further specifies that under section 38 (2) of the
the Immigration Act, the onus is on the employer to endeavor to:
to ensure that no illegal alien is employed there and to check the status
or the citizenship of the person that he uses. The law says that anyone knowingly
employs a foreigner staying illegally is guilty of an offense and liable to a fine
or imprisonment not exceeding one year.