Undocumented workers did not collapse that building. José Caralho from Mozambique who pushes a barrow had no part in the collapse.

As truck drivers and other low skill workers like mechanics, plumbers and other general workers,we have been complaining about prevalence of migrants dominating all jobs and economic opportunities in Cape town and other provinces in South Africa

This problem of undocumented employment is rife and now the government is just so surprised and indignant regarding this practice.

I cam speak for the area around where I live....certain roads where unemployed men wait around from the morning with their signs or paint rollers etc and you will see bakkies stop to pick up whoever is available... but this been going on for decades...

Please everyone, stop the blame game. This has been a horrendous incident.

Just sent all of them to jail and the DA who is busy with the cover up.

I live in the Queensburgh

Loss of life is an unfortunate and sad event. RIP to the departed workers, speedy recovery to the hospitalized. I still think that it's better this high storey human settlement building crumbled at thi stage. How catastrophic would it have been, if it had already have been fully occupied with tenants. Some bad things need to happen to save a lot more. So sad

The man knows very well that they will not pay those illegal workers. Firstly their families may not be aware where they were working.

How can they put in a claim if they got no paperwork and are not registered...how do you proof you paying the right person.????

WHY U DONT ASK GOVERNMENT LABOUR DEPT WHY THEY NEVER CHECKED THE SITE WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. JESUS !

No one seem to care about fellow African brothers and sisters who are vulnerable due to bureaucracy. I tried several times to register my employees who are South Africans with DOL but Null and Void

Big spotlight will be placed on labour legislation specifically OHS

So if I employed someone who gave me fake documents I'd be in trouble? Are ordinary citizens meant to get experts? This should be government job inspectors etc

Unskilled/undocumented workers are not the course of this building imploding. Quality of materials and engineering structures etc errected are the main course.

Is there an interview by the owners and contractors of the building? I need to see that.

Where is department of labour? This is a joke they must be held liable also

These guys are not going to jail in South Africa.

Similar incident the Tongaat 2010 building collapse - which initiated the development of the building regulations of 2014.

Imagine the outcry if this was a Black Owned company....Domkop Steenhuisen and Afriforum would have been in the USA by now !!!