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Farmworkers strike

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

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 […]

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.

Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions

17th October 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 […]

Protestors clash with police in Grabouw

14th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

A community protest to support the Oak Valley strikers has been met by police violence and threats from ‘Coloured’ workers.

Grabouw farmworkers strike to continue into next week

11th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers in Grabouw led by CSAAWU have been on strike since Monday, 6 May.

Protest by unemployed in De Doorns takes a xenophobic turn

28th September 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

Looting of shops owned by foreign nationals flared up in De Doorns during a protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.

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