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Farming sector could face strike action for improved conditions
The Labour Dept announced an increase of 95 cents in the minimum wage of labourers.
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Boland farmworkers call for better job security
Farmworkers say they still face a number of issues relating to the national minimum wage.
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Bawusa: At least 20 farmworkers evicted per month
Bawusa’s Nosey Pieterse says the union's lawyer has almost 30 eviction cases sitting on his desk.
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Bawusa pledges allegiance to ANC
Bawusa's Nosey Pieterse says he'd like to see the ANC unseat the DA in the Western Cape.
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CCMA intervenes in Bawusa dispute
The CCMA has stepped in to assist the farmworker’s union resolve a drawn out labour dispute.
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Boland farm strike called off
The CCMA is facilitating the negotiations between the union and employers.
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'Harvest season the best time to strike'
Bawusa has vowed its farmworkers’ strike will intensify across the Boland as harvest season begins.
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Bawusa to continue farm inspections
The farmworkers’ union says the relationship between itself and farmers is improving.
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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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Strike leader's NPO gets funding from govt
Nosey Pieterse's organisation received funding from the government but he says it was all above board.
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Union to address farmworkers on wage offer
Bawusa will be in De Doorns and Grabouw this morning to discuss the R105 wage offer from government.
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Some farmworkers fired after strikes
Hundreds of farmworkers have been fired for participating in violent strike action.
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More farm protests planned in the WC
Bawusa says a series of protest marches by farmworkers have been planned for this week.
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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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WC farm strike continues - Bawusa
Bawusa says farmworkers in most areas will continue fighting for better salaries.
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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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De Doorns man killed by rubber bullet
A 24-year-old has lost his life after being hit by a rubber bullet in De Doorns.
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Calls for other provinces to join farm strike
Bawusa has urged farmworkers to intensify the indefinite farm strikes in the Western Cape.
