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Deputy President Mashatile Urges Digital Workers Charter
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Relevance Score
Deputy President Paul Mashatile urged South Africa's four Organised Labour Federations this week at a NEDLAC event in Pretoria to develop a Digital Workers' Charter protecting retraining, data sovereignty, digital dignity and human oversight in automated systems. MISA highlighted existing upskilling for its more than 75,000 members, while a February Google Ipsos survey showed 70% of South Africans use AI chatbots.
Scoring Rationale
Official government call elevates national AI-labor governance, but limited novelty and narrow national scope reduce wider impact.
Sources
- Read Original'Artificial intelligence must not destroy local jobs', Misa echoes Mashatilecitizen.co.za
