Farm Workers

Farmworkers live in filth in Franschhoek

Article Lester Kiewit - 17 Jan 2020

Rights groups say government needs to intervene and expropriate land in cases where rich farmers don’t maintain labourer accommodation

The farm workers who produce our food are the most vulnerable to hunger

Article Stephen Devereux, Ruth Hall & Colette Solomon - 8 Oct 2019

When drafting policies to address this situation, it is important that the voices of the workers themselves are taken into account

Interdict ‘infringes’ on farm workers’ rights

Article Anna Majavuxx - 20 Aug 2019

Experts question an interdict granted to a group of farmers, saying it limits the farm workers’ right to speak out against alleged mistreatment

On the road: Go inside the farm clinics making sure workers are never far from care

Videos bogdan TagDiv - 13 Dec 2018

They're not only good for workers' health, they're good for business too.

Constantia leaves bitter aftertaste

Article Dennis Webster - 16 Mar 2018

Behind the facade of the renowned brand is alleged labour abuse and chemical misuse

ConCourt falls short of farm dweller Act’s aims

Article Stuart Wilson Comment - 18 Jul 2017

The court failed to give teeth to farm tenant law by approving unsuitable alternative housing.

Land Bill is a good, if flawed, start

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Jul 2017

It tackles communal land rights, giving ownership to the people who reside on it

JZ court antics dominate headlines while the destitute remain ignored

Analysis Karyn Maughan - 5 Jan 2017

Cases about the rights of the vulnerable are overshadowed by his legal-political games.

A minimum wage must restore the dignity of black people

Analysis bogdan TagDiv - 25 Nov 2016

We must address the legacy of apartheid and abolish the slave wage economy we have inherited.

More money, fewer jobs?

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Nov 2016

Will a minimum wage lead to higher incomes but less work? We speak to those in the trenches.

Care-workers left out in the cold

Article Govan Whittles - 25 Nov 2016

The minimum wage won’t include community health workers, whose earnings are already paltry.

SAHRC drops investigation of Athol Trollip family

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 Mar 2016

The Human Rights Commission has dropped allegations of unfair labour practices and poor working conditions against the Eastern Cape's DA leader.

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