Labour department spokesperson Petunia Lessing said Huawei South Africa was audited in 2020 and it was found that approximately 90% of the Chinese company’s local workforce were foreigners, which is a violation of the Employment Equity Policy (EAP). Huawei and the Labour department attempted to come to an “amicable” agreement. Lessing said when the company was questioned about its low percentage of South African employees its legal team said the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) gave it permission to employ as many foreigners as it does. “In investigating this matter, we worked with DHA to dete…