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Women farmworkers call for labour centres to be opened
Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown
R3.30 an hour: De Doorns child labour probed
The Department of Labour is investigating allegations of child labour on a farm in the Hex Valley, outside De Doorns.
Farm workers union Csaawu should be saved
Union Csaawu is facing bankruptcy for supporting farm workers dismissed after historic strikes in 2012/ 13. This is why the union must be saved.
DA, ANC bury pitchforks to fix farm crisis
A "cautious alliance" has been formed between the Democratic Alliance and the ANC to address the issues underlying agricultural unrest.
Investigation launched after 24 killed in W Cape bus crash
An investigation has been launched after 24 people died when a bus veered off Hex River Pass near De Doorns, says the provincial transport minister.
22 killed in De Doorns bus crash
Twenty-two people, including two children, have died after a bus veered off the Hex River Pass near De Doorns.
‘Blacklisted’ farmworker urges politicians to listen
Despite going from being a scab to striking worker and being recently unemployed, Jaurie Scheepers remains hopeful. "My God will make a plan for me".
Land audit urgently required
The facts are few but there have bee logistical and political reasons why the state is dragging its feet.
Farmworkers’ minimum wage upped to R105 a day
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced a new minimum wage for farmworkers of R105.
Union happy with daily R100 wage for farmworkers – for now
The Food and Allied Workers Union says it expects the new minimum wage for farmworkers to be R100 a day that can later increase to R150.
Lamola encourages farmworkers to continue fighting for wage increases
Farmworkers in the Western Cape should not retreat in their fight for a minimum daily wage of R150, ANCYL deputy president Ronald Lamola has said.
Farm unions pull together – for now
We are on the same side, we just manage different views, says Cosatu’s Ehrenreich of rival farmworkers’ union.
Cosatu: We are calling the farmworkers’ strike off
The Western Cape farmworkers’ strike has been called off, says the trade union federation’s provincial secretary general Tony Ehrenreich.
Sour grapes for farmers, workers
Complex and varied factors are at play behind the unrest in the Cape farmlands, writes Lynley Donnelly.