Western cape farm protests
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A new project aims to provide free electricity to farm households in the Western Cape.
Farmworkers experiencing unfair treatment have been instructed to contact the Department of Labour.
Hundreds of farmers have asked the Labour Ministry to exempt them from the R105 daily wage.
Western Cape farmers are meeting with the deputy president ahead of SoNA on Thursday.
Cosatu believes retailers are offering Western Cape farmers extremely low prices for their products.
Pieter Mulder says not all farmers in the sector are able to meet the new farmworker wage hikes.
Agri SA says the new R105 wage increase for farmworkers could harm the agriculture sector.
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant announced that the new basic minimum wage will be R105 per day.
Western Cape police expressed concern over the large number of violent protests in the province.
Agri SA isn’t entirely convinced all farmworker unions have suspended strike action in the Cape.
Bawusa says a series of protest marches by farmworkers have been planned for this week.
Leaders for striking farmworkers in the Western Cape are due to meet in Robertson and Touwsrivier today.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised concerns the strike is affecting other businesses.
Three De Doorns clinics have reopened after being forced to close due to the farming strike.
Farmworkers can still have their say in wage talks before the public hearings close on Sunday.
Western Cape police are keeping a close eye on 7,000 striking farmworkers.
Bawusa says farmworkers in most areas will continue fighting for better salaries.
De Doorns workers will have their say on Wednesday during public hearings into the farm strike.
A 24-year-old has lost his life after being hit by a rubber bullet in De Doorns.