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Farmworkers union threatens strike action
FAWU has threatened to strike if farm owners continue to use labour brokers to employer workers.
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‘Farmworkers strike not out of the question’
The Farmworkers' Rights Coalition said farmers are taking revenge by retrenching staff.
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SA farming sector will survive
Agricultural Business Chamber says SA’s farming sector is and will always be resilient.
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More farmers applying for wage exemption
The DA is worried by the high number of farmers applying to be exempt from the new minimum wage.
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68% of farmers compliant with labour laws
The majority of South African farmers are complying with labour laws, Parliament has heard.
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Farmworkers’ wage hike will harm economy
Economists believe the Department of Labour has harmed the economy by enforcing the increase.
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Wage hikes not viable for all farmers
Pieter Mulder says not all farmers in the sector are able to meet the new farmworker wage hikes.
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WC farmworkers strike finally over
It remains to be seen whether all farmworkers will return to work after the mass action.
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'Status on farmworkers strike is unclear'
Agri SA isn’t entirely convinced all farmworker unions have suspended strike action in the Cape.
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'Impacts of the farmworkers’ strike extensive'
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised concerns the strike is affecting other businesses.
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De Doorns farmworkers defiant
De Doorns farmworkers were offered a wage deal but still won’t return to work.
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Police brutality on farmworkers probed
IPID and HRC will investigate police brutality and farm crimes relating to the ongoing farmworkers strike.
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Hope for farmworkers
Farmworkers seem to be a little more at ease after a breakthrough in negotiations.
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Breakthrough in farm negotiations
Clanwilliam farmers are the first to budge by offering labourers an increase of R105 to R110.
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Public hearings for farmworkers
Dept of Labour is holding public hearings in farming towns for farmworkers to speak up.
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Police monitor farmworkers strike
Three people were on Monday arrested De Doorns after throwing stones at police.
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'Farmworker strike could become like Marikana'
Cosatu's Tony Ehrenreich says if farmworker strikes continue, SA may face another Marikana.
