Johannesburg - Speaking at a branch meeting of the Sandton ANC Youth League on Thursday, Labour Department director-general Jimmy Manyi said the government was serious about stopping the practice of labour brokering as it was in the ANC manifesto before the elections.
"To regulate it is not enough," he said.
"When you say regulate labour brokering, you say don't hit them with a stainless steel hammer, hit them with a rubber hammer, but hit them nonetheless," he said.
He referred to labour brokers as "the bakkie brigade", who rented out the services of labour to employers without providing decent labour conditions.
"They (labour brokers) don't create any work," he said. "They respond to work created by employers."
Manyi said labour brokering should not be confused with legitimate consulting, placement or outsourcing services.
- Sapa