However, the Inkatha Freedom Party thinks it has a plan to address the matter.
The party will hand in a bill suggestion to Parliament.
Many South Africans feel that unskilled work is going to foreigners rather than locals.
Liezl van der Merwe of the IFP denies that their approach is xenophobic.
Briefly.co.zagathered that the suggested quotas will only be for unskilled jobs.
In 2019, it was reported that statistics put South Africa’s unemployment rate at a staggering 29%.
However, when one uses the expanded definition of unemployment, the situation is actually considerably worse.
This is because official definitions exclude those who want to work but are not actively looking for a job.
It is hoped by the IFP that their suggestion makes a difference.
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