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Gertruida Williams continued her work as usual on a Western Cape grape farm whilst labourers on other farms joined the strike on 9 January 2013. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

Farmworkers are overlooked - Dept.

Carmel Loggernberg | 12/05/2013The Agriculture Department says it now needs to implement strategies to make farming profitable.

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Gertruida Williams continued her work as usual on a Western Cape grape farm whilst labourers on other farms joined the strike on 9 January 2013. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

Farmworkers to get new minimum wage

Eyewitness News | 04/02/2013
The new sectoral determination for farmworkers is expected to be announced on Monday.

Police keep an eye on farmworkers who protest in Wolseley on 9 January 2013. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

Police brutality on farmworkers probed

Regan Thaw & Malungelo Booi | 17/01/2013
IPID and HRC will investigate police brutality and farm crimes relating to the ongoing farmworkers strike.

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Gertruida Williams continued her work as usual on a Western Cape grape farm whilst labourers on other farms joined the strike on 9 January 2013. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

Farmworkers are overlooked - Dept.

12/05/2013

The Agriculture Department says it now needs to implement strategies to make farming profitable.

Gertruida Williams continued her work as usual on a Western Cape grape farm whilst labourers on other farms joined the strike on 9 January 2013. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN

Farmworkers to get new minimum wage

04/02/2013

The new sectoral determination for farmworkers is expected to be announced on Monday.

Police keep an eye on farmworkers who protest in Wolseley on 9 January 2013. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

Police brutality on farmworkers probed

17/01/2013

IPID and HRC will investigate police brutality and farm crimes relating to the ongoing farmworkers strike.

Striking farmworkers gathered in Pineview, Grabouw, to protest for better wages on 9 January 2013. Picture: Rahima Essop/EWN

Hope for farmworkers

16/01/2013

Farmworkers seem to be a little more at ease after a breakthrough in negotiations.

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