The African National Congress (ANC) has passed a new law in South Africa that prohibits employers from favoring white people when hiring. This has led to concerns that apartheid may be returning to the country. Business owners who do not comply with the new rules may face fines or imprisonment. Some white South Africans are worried that they may be forced to leave the country due to this new legislation.
The South African government has implemented controversial affirmative action policies that prioritize black job seekers over white and Indian candidates. This has made it highly challenging for business owners to hire individuals from the latter two groups. Many have criticized these policies as racist.
The Epoch Times reported:
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has drafted amendments to its recently-passed Employment Equity Act that labor experts and opposition parties say will ban “non-black Africans” from employment across most of the economy.
Under the ANC’s affirmative action and black economic empowerment (BEE) policies, instituted after it took power in 1994, companies are only permitted to employ a few white people, with management positions in particular largely reserved for black citizens.
Many white professionals continue to emigrate in search of employment, with millions now residing in countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 914,901 South African citizens emigrated between 2015 and 2020.
Dirk Hermann, of the Solidarity trade union, told The Epoch Times: “Our research shows that it’s not only skilled white South Africans leaving the country but also Indian, colored [mixed race] and black citizens.
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