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Labour rights for farmworkers

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

Farmworkers claim to be forced to obtain SA IDs

16th November 2017 Bernard Chiguvare 0

More than 50 foreign nationals at Die Groene Oase farm in Vredendal  claim that they have been forced to fraudulently obtain South African IDs by […]

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