Nosey pieterse
Farming sector could face strike action for improved conditions
The Labour Dept announced an increase of 95 cents in the minimum wage of labourers.
Farmworkers say they still face a number of issues relating to the national minimum wage.
Bawusa’s Nosey Pieterse says the union's lawyer has almost 30 eviction cases sitting on his desk.
Bawusa's Nosey Pieterse says he'd like to see the ANC unseat the DA in the Western Cape.
The CCMA has stepped in to assist the farmworker’s union resolve a drawn out labour dispute.
The CCMA is facilitating the negotiations between the union and employers.
Bawusa has vowed its farmworkers’ strike will intensify across the Boland as harvest season begins.
The farmworkers’ union says the relationship between itself and farmers is improving.
Agricultural Business Chamber says SA’s farming sector is and will always be resilient.
Nosey Pieterse's organisation received funding from the government but he says it was all above board.
Bawusa will be in De Doorns and Grabouw this morning to discuss the R105 wage offer from government.
Hundreds of farmworkers have been fired for participating in violent strike action.
Bawusa says a series of protest marches by farmworkers have been planned for this week.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised concerns the strike is affecting other businesses.
De Doorns farmworkers were offered a wage deal but still won’t return to work.
Bawusa says farmworkers in most areas will continue fighting for better salaries.
Farmworkers seem to be a little more at ease after a breakthrough in negotiations.
A 24-year-old has lost his life after being hit by a rubber bullet in De Doorns.
Bawusa has urged farmworkers to intensify the indefinite farm strikes in the Western Cape.