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  A report from the portfolio committee on welfare / UNICEF workshop on children and development

  This document is a formal Report from the Portfolio Committee on Welfare / UNICEF Workshop on Children and Development. The session was chaired by the Honourable Cassiem Saloojee, MP, and served as a consultative forum for evaluating contemporary research on child welfare and developmental indicators in South Africa. The workshop convened a diverse group of stakeholders, including Members of Parliament, government officials, and representatives from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs). Its primary objective was to bridge the gap between academic research and legislative policy, ensuring that developmental programmes for children were informed by current data and social realities in the post-apartheid context.
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  Job summit - reading pack: prepared for TCOE

  This document is a Job Summit Reading Pack compiled for the Trust for Community Outreach and Education (TCOE). It was prepared as a preparatory resource for the 1998 Presidential Job Summit, drawing extensively on the 1996 report by the Commission to Investigate the Development of a Comprehensive Labour Market Policy (often referred to as the Labour Market Commission) established under the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC). The reading pack serves as a strategic briefing for TCOE—an organisation with roots in the Black Consciousness Movement founded by Steve Biko—to engage with national debates on unemployment and labour market restructuring. It focuses on the transition from apartheid-era industrial relations to a "comprehensive labour market policy" that balances economic growth with social equity and the protection of vulnerable workers.
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  Teargas

  This document is a public health and safety resource titled "Teargas", compiled by the Health Information Centre (HIC) in Johannesburg. Produced during a period of heightened civil unrest and police intervention in South Africa, the booklet serves as both a medical advisory and a civil rights tool, providing transparent information on the chemical agents used by security forces for riot control. The publication details the physiological effects of tear gas (typically CS or CN gas) on the human body, ranging from immediate respiratory distress to long-term health implications. Crucially, it provides practical, "first-aid" style instructions for activists, bystanders, and community members on how to mitigate exposure and treat symptoms in environments where these irritants have been deployed.