The Democratic Alliance said on Monday that Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant was “a wrecking ball that is destroying the economy”. DA Shadow Minister of Labour‚ Ian Ollis‚ speaking at a press conference‚ said a new minister was needed to replace Oliphant because she had been an “absentee minister”.He lashed out at the minister for inaction during the “visa catastrophe”‚ saying that her department was not processing visa applications for skilled workers‚ which meant the creation of downstream jobs were also being affected.“The Labour Minister does not appear to have an overall vision for her Department and does not demonstrate that she cares about the collapsing labour relations environment‚ increasing violence between unions and strike violence‚ serious unemployment rate or corruption in her department.”He said Oliphant had allowed unions to ride roughshod over her‚ had not attended Oral Questions sessions in the National Assembly‚ had not attended a single meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Committee‚ and refuses to give proper answers to parliamentary questions.He called for her replacement‚ for the tabling of legislation to end or limit strike violence‚ for secret balloting in the constitutions of all trade unions‚ and for all visa applications referred to the Department of Labour to be processed within seven days..