Push for an association of horse trainers

PARLIAMENT’S portfolio committee on labour has urged trainers in the horse racing industry to organise themselves into an association of employers.

The recommendation followed a briefing by a representative of trainers on the working and living conditions of grooms, and on inspections conducted by the Department of Labour in the industry.

A trade union for grooms has been registered under the name SA Horsing Workers Union, with a membership of 7 000. The horse racing industry is regulated by several departments, including Labour, and Trade and Industry.

Grooms are employed by trainers who lease training premises from Phumelela Gaming and Leisure, which is in charge of hostels where grooms live.

The committee asked the Labour Department to assist trainers and Phumelela in clarifying their roles as joint employers of the grooms, and to conduct regular advocacy campaigns to make grooms and trainers aware of their rights and responsibilities. 1 Turned up, to find it had been postponed (3,3)

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