Mission

• Our mission is to represent and protect the sector’s interests with government, sectoral bodies and any other relevant entity, in policy matters that affect the operations of our member organisation. This translates, for example, into actions such as our past successful application to ITAC to withdraw tariffs on imported paper and board
• to co-operation with the relevant SETA to ensure industry specific training and expedite refunds of Skills Development Levies to employers
• to assist as Trustees of the SATU Benefits Fund
• toparticipate as a member of SACCI – South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• to commit to training within the industry to provide necessary skills and to keep abreast of technological changes

Objectives

• To ensure that the interests of our sector are taken into consideration by relevant government departments in any legislation that might affect our members
• To ensure that our larger members are represented either directly or indirectly on national bodies that might affect their interests
• To provide competitively priced and relevant services to members
• To actively campaign for access to lower priced raw materials
• To provide cost effective training and development for our members
• To encourage members to address the challenges of BEE and the HIV/Aids pandemic and Climate Change and to provide possible solutions to members needing assistance
• To encourage sound practice amongst our members in the areas of financial management, industrial relations and general business practice
• To provide a forum for our members to discuss common needs within the confines of legislation