The outsourcing of forestry activities over the past decade has created an industry with an annual turnover of R600 million and 35000 employees (Edwards, 2000). During the past decade forestry companies have switched from employing some of their workers directly to a contractor system. For example, forest contractors are now hired to carry out planting, tending and silvicultural operations. Sappi Forests, Mondi Forests and Safcol are all contracting certain work out and are currently assisting contractors to improve their service, reliability and professionalism through offering training opportunities. The Forest Owners Associated has recently announced the launching of a section 21 company called Forestry Contractors' Productivity Initiative in order to improve the country's competitiveness. The initiative will be implemented through a network being established for forestry contractors with the support of the Sector Partnership Fund
Reference:
Khosa, M. 2000. Forestry Contracting in South Africa.Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry, South Africa series. International Institute for Environment and Development and CSIR-Environmentek, London and Pretoria, pp 52
Khosa, M. (2000). Forestry contracting in South Africa IIED & CSIR. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2480
Khosa, M Forestry contracting in South Africa. IIED & CSIR, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2480
Khosa M. Forestry contracting in South Africa. 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2480
A report prepared as part of the South Africa Country Study for the international collaborative research project steered by IIED: Instruments for sustainable private sector forestry Partners in the South Africa Country study: CSIR-Environmentek International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) In association with: Department for Water Affairs and Forestry South Africa
