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Draft Adopted Resolutions of the 9th COSATU National Congress

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Socio-Economic Resolutions, 11 of 11
=3.11 2010 Soccer World Cup:=


 * Noting:**

1. The reality that football in South Africa is largely a working class game but that financial constraints may deprive workers from access to matches.

2. The need to make the 2010 World Cup a Proudly South African event, characterised not only by African hospitality, music and culture, but also by a socio-economic and developmental focus and an opportunity to realise the social goals of our Bill of Rights, including labour rights.

3. That the SA national teams were readmitted to the international sporting codes in 1992 before our democratic dispensation and a new flag.

4. The names of our national teams do not have a qualitative national meaning.

5. The stringent FIFA rules that prohibits vendor of selling food and souvenirs.


 * Resolve:**

1. To campaign for the 2010 World Cup to have a developmental focus and act as a catalyst for achieving the broader goals of equity and development that lie at the heart of a fair society.

2. To table a 2010 Framework Agreement at NEDLAC, with provisions dealing with:

> a. Local procurement in line with Proudly South Africa: all tenders and products licensed for the 2010 World Cup that are technically capable of being produced in South Africa should be made locally by companies that are PSA members. > b. Employment: all tenders and contracts should maximise employment creation and technical criteria should be developed to achieve this goal. > c. Infrastructure: all stadiums, roads, housing and other infrastructure procured for the World Cup should be aimed at building sustainable infrastructure, or modernising existing ones, in poor areas. Accommodation built for the World Cup should be accessible to working-class tenants after the event. > d. Labour standards: all procurement and contracts should explicitly and verifiably support fair labour standards, including but not limited to ensuring respect for labour laws, full freedom to join a union and bargain collectively, secure employment, no use of child labour. Even after the World Cup there should job guarentees for workers. Ensure proper training and accreditation of cleaning, security and transport workers to ensure professional standards. Ensure compliance and enforcement by the Department of Labour and relevant unions is as far as the Sectoral Determination is concerned as a minimum standard. > e. BEE guidelines: the World Cup should promote broad-based BEE and not empower only a small group. > f. Promotion of co-operatives: a percentage of the contracts should be set aside for cooperatives. > g. Access to matches: the Local Organising Committee should ensure that workers the poor and rural people have access to matches on a discounted basis, and companies should release workers in agreed numbers to attend matches,. Employers must set up funds and invest them for workers be to attend matches. > h. Marshals must be employed.

3. To call on football players to fully commit to and promote an anti-racism culture and promotion of fair play. fully commit to and promote anti-racism and culture of fair play.

4. All the infrastructure developments in preparation of the event will be sustainable beyond 2010 and benefit the working class communities in particular, in particular public transport..

5. Use our representative position in the LOC and other structures related to the event to advance the interests of the South African Football Players’ Union (SAFPU).

6. CEC should monitor progress.

7. Development of local football to raise standard of football, include quota of foreign players to encourages local players and soccer indaba.

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