7 November 2023, Johannesburg. The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd (FEM), will be exhibiting at this year’s Occupational Health and Safety Conference hosted by The Department of Employment and Labour. The 3-day event, titled “Collaborating and Strategic Approach to Enhance Decent Work in An Evolving World of Work” will take place from the 7th to 9th of November 2023 in Durban, with a key focus on a community-centred approach driven by improved health and safety measures. Central to the conference is the goal of finding solutions to occupational health and safety challenges and the evolving world of work through shared experiences and expertise of various industry players. 

As such, the conference includes notable professionals, experts and government figures in the employment and labour sector, as well as private sector participants. Leading the conference, Chief Director Provincial Operations, Edward Khumbula will welcome all the esteemed guests. Ms B. Moloi, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour will share her thoughts on an occupational health and safety strategy, titled “Prepare and Prevent or Repair and Repent.” Mr T.W Nxesi, Minister at the Department of Employment and Labour, will provide a keynote address. His vast experience and knowledge will offer valuable insight under the subtheme “Community Centred Approach to enhance Decent Work.” Peneyambeko Munkawa, an expert in Occupational Safety and Health (ILO Decent Work Team), will also address the audience. Her presentation will focus on OHS as a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work: What does it mean to business?

As part of their commitment to improved occupational health and safety, FEM, a mutual insurer that provides workmen’s compensation cover to the construction industry, will be exhibiting at the conference. Their commitment to Health and safety plays a significant role in their mission to raise awareness and drive education around workplace health and safety as a means to save lives and livelihoods.

FEM Chief Business Development Officer and SAIOSH President, Sanjay Munnoo said “The conference by the Department of Employment and Labour is a platform for knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and strategic thinking.  The organisation believes that health and safety in the workplace is a collective effort and conferences such as these, play an important role in achieving that goal. We look forward to engaging with keynote speakers,  industry bodies, experts, and government representatives.”

The Department of Employment and Labour- Event details:

The Occupational Health and Safety conference by the Department of Employment and Labour is as follows:

Date: 7-9 November 2023

Time: Day 1:  8H00-16H50

           Day 2:  8H15-16H40

           Day 3:  8H00-14H15

Venue: Coastlands on the Ridge, 315-319 Peter Mokaba Ridge, Musgrave, Durban

About The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd (FEM)

The Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd (FEM) is a mutual insurer that provides Workmen’s Compensation Cover to the construction industry in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 1993 (COIDA). FEM was established as a mutual insurer in 1936 and, on the introduction of the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1941, was granted a license to continue to transact workmen’s compensation insurance for the construction industry. FEM business operations are essentially confined to the insurance of employers against their liabilities under COIDA, and related Regulations. For more information, visit: www.fem.co.za

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