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TRC Final Report

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Paragraph Numbers 45 to 46

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Children and youth

45 The Commission recommends that:

CHILD LABOUR IN ALL FORMS BE ELIMINATED THROUGH APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION.

PROVISION BE MADE FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN;⁶

TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTING TO BURSARY FUNDS BE INCREASED.

TAX DEDUCTIONS BE ALLOWED TO THOSE WHO PAY THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION FEES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF FORMERLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

THE GOVERNMENT GIVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPOSING AN APPROPRIATE GRADUATE TAX ON THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYED GRADUATES OF TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR STUDENTS.

6 While the above two recommendations should be regarded as primarily the responsibility of the state, business should seek ways of supporting facilities that protect the rights of the child.

The environment

46 The Commission recommends that:

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR ENSURE THAT PLANS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS A KEY INGREDIENT. THE STATE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER THESE MATTERS AT A LEGISLATIVE LEVEL AND BUSINESS SHOULD REGULARLY INFORM THE PUBLIC OF ITS INVOLVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INITIATIVES THROUGH ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS OR IN SOME OTHER WAY.

Responsibility for developing and implementing these recommendations, and

for monitoring their implementation, rests primarily with:

a The Department of Trade and Industry

b The Department of Finance

c The Department of Labour

d The Department of Environmental Affairs

e The private business sector