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Labour rights for farmworkers

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.

Farm workers live in fear of the farmer

1st Oct 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

Against all the talk of “white genocide”, here is a story of a violent and abusive white farmer.

Nine farmworkers killed in truck collision on the N1

8th Apr 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Nov 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 Nov 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 Oct 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 Oct 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.

Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions

17th Oct 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]

Farmworkers’ organisations demand “real ethical standards and trading” from wine monopolies

23rd Sep 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The quantity and quality of wine available in Scandinavia is strictly controlled by the governments and tenders are issued for wine producers.

Grabouw farmworkers’ strike continues

25th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

SAFTU and United Front have called for a consumer boycott of goods sourced from Oak Valley Estate.

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