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Farmworkers living and working conditions

Award-winning injustice: Farm workers pay the price for ‘ethical’ profits

14th August 2025 Brian Adams 0

The Surplus People Project exposes a systemic exploitation of farm workers the Western Cape, hidden behind “ethical” labels, weak enforcement, and self-regulation,

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.

Farmworkers say 2012 strike changed little

2nd November 2022 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers say the 2012 demands for improvement of working and living conditions have still not been met

Sentencing of farmer to life imprisonment lauded as victory for farmworkers

17th August 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The sentencing of a violent, psychopathic farmer has been hailed as a victory for farmworkers in that it may deter farmers from assaulting them.

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