Our levels of Advocacy
As part of our advocacy strategy, SEIFSA operates on the following levels:
National level
As the voice of the Metals and Engineering industry, SEIFSA represents employers’ associations on a number of organisations that are critical to the success of the industry as a whole including:
Business Unity South Africa (Busa)
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
Electricity Intensive Users Forum
Eskom Task Group on Electricity
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Seta (merSETA)
Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC)
Metal Industries Benefit Funds Administrators (Mibfa)
National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac)
Technical Sectoral Liaison Committee on Trade Agreements of Nedlac
South African Institute of Iron and Steel Downstream Development Committee
Nedlac’s Fund for Research into Industrial Development, Growth and Equity Committee
Institute of Safety Management
SEIFSA has over the years positively influenced legislation and policy affecting labour relations, skills development as well as economic and trade matters.
Industry level
At industry level, SEIFSA negotiates collective agreements covering wages and conditions of employment with the trade unions. The Federation also represents employers on the boards of the Engineering Industries Pension Fund, the Metal Industries Provident Fund, the Metal and Engineering Industries Permanent Disability Scheme, the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council Sick Pay Fund, the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council and the Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Seta (merSETA).