S.Africa negotiate settlement with Huawei unit for hiring lawsuit

South Africa’s labour department is negotiating a possible out-of-court settlement with a subsidiary of China’s Huawei Technologies, which it accuses of failing to comply with local hiring quotas, a government official said.

Fikiswa Mncanca-Bede, a lawyer at the labour department, said its officials met with Huawei Technologies South Africa’s representatives on Monday.

“We are still negotiating a settlement out of court with some conditions,” she said. “The case has been stayed until we reach an agreement or not.”

She added, “The department aims to conclude negotiations by Friday.”

Huawei Technologies South Africa confirmed it had “entered into talks to reach a settlement agreement” and that the court case had been stayed pending an outcome.

“Discussions are ongoing, Huawei is committed to being fully cooperative with the Department and we are positive that this matter will be concluded shortly,” it said in an email. Moneyweb