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Labour rights for farmworkers

Farm workers march to demand services from the Department of Labour

13th May 2025 Vincent Lali 0

The protesters called for the department of labour to enforce all labour laws, including the national minimum wage and harsh punishment for non-compliant employers,

Farmworkers march to demand a ban on harmful pesticides

28th August 2024 Vincent Lali 0

The protestors want Germany to stop exporting 67 hazardous pesticides that are banned in Europe, to South Africa

Farmworkers speak out against evictions

14th August 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

The Rural Legal Centre says it deals with cases of eviction of farmworkers and families who have stayed on the same farm for more than 20 years.

Thousands of seasonal workers to get unemployment relief

23rd May 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

Seasonal workers would battle during off-season to get their unemployment relief. An outreach programme by the labour department’s UIF unit has changed that.

Justice delayed again for assaulted farmworker

10th May 2021 Nkosemntu Stuurman 0

Violence on South African farms is endemic and farmworkers all too commonly are the victims.

Nine farmworkers killed in truck collision on the N1

8th April 2020 Lilita Gcwabe 0

While their labour is deemed essential under the Covid-19 emergency, farmworkers are not considered important enough to be provided with safe transport.

How South African wineland workers used global networks to fight for their rights

18th February 2020 Thomas Hastings 0

Echoes of apartheid-style exploitation of workers have resurfaced in recent years in South Africa. Debates around these malpractices were given fresh impetus four years ago […]

In the Philippines, seaweed is giving former fishers a future

28th January 2020 Equal Times 0

The beaches of Bula, a small fishing district in southern Philippines, are perpetually covered by a layer of seaweed several centimetres thick. But unlike tourist […]

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here’s how

18th November 2019 the conversation 0

There’s an assumption in the agricultural industry that the yields and prices of crops will vary according to local conditions as well as supply and […]

Looting mars De Doorns protest

8th November 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Passing trucks get looted as the unemployed in De Doorns protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.

Delegates say 4IR should not be used for profits

18th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

On the last day of the farmworkers conference at the UWC, the farmworkers warned against the use of technology for super-profits.

Farmworkers want government to take tough measures against farmers

17th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers’ organisations and labour unions at a farmworkers conference at UWC were not happy with the lack of a clear plan from Thulas Nxesi on how to deal with recalcitrant farmers.

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