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Farm dwellers fight to access water and other basic services

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Municipalities have failed to prioritise the rights of labour tenants and farmworkers
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EFF eyes municipalities ahead of 2021 local government elections

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EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is preparing to govern in many municipalities from next year. It is also launching a programme to defend the rights of farm workers
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Workers with noncompliant bosses can now access Covid-19 relief scheme

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Last week the department of labour announced that more than R14-billion had been paid to workers, but some are still struggling to access the fund
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Farmworkers live in filth in Franschhoek

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Rights groups say government needs to intervene and expropriate land in cases where rich farmers don’t maintain labourer accommodation
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The farm workers who produce our food are the most vulnerable to hunger

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When drafting policies to address this situation, it is important that the voices of the workers themselves are taken into account
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Interdict ‘infringes’ on farm workers’ rights

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Experts question an interdict granted to a group of farmers, saying it limits the farm workers’ right to speak out against alleged mistreatment
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On the road: Go inside the farm clinics making sure workers are never far from care

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They're not only good for workers' health, they're good for business too.
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Constantia leaves bitter aftertaste

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Behind the facade of the renowned brand is alleged labour abuse and chemical misuse
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​ConCourt falls short of farm dweller Act’s aims

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The court failed to give teeth to farm tenant law by approving unsuitable alternative housing.
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Land Bill is a good, if flawed, start

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It tackles communal land rights, giving ownership to the people who reside on it
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​JZ court antics dominate headlines while the destitute remain ignored

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Cases about the rights of the vulnerable are overshadowed by his legal-political games.
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A minimum wage must restore the dignity of black people

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We must address the legacy of apartheid and abolish the slave wage economy we have inherited.
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More money, fewer jobs?

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Will a minimum wage lead to higher incomes but less work? We speak to those in the trenches.
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​Care-workers left out in the cold

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The minimum wage won’t include community health workers, whose earnings are already paltry.
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SAHRC drops investigation of Athol Trollip family

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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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