Wine-farm workers enjoying the fruits of their labour
Far removed from the nearby strikes in the Western Cape, these wine-farm workers have a reason to pull together.
Farm Workers
Western Cape farm workers end strike
The strike by farm workers in the Western Cape has ended but negotiations will continue, says the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
Western Cape farmworkers gather to resume strike
Farmworkers have started gathering across the Boland in the Western Cape to resume their strike over labour issues.
Zille wants army in Western Cape’s rural areas
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula must send army troops to Western Cape rural areas to prevent farmworker violence, says Helen Zille.
Farm protests: We can’t wish away our problems, says minister
Recent farmworker protests over poor labour conditions have changed South Africa’s history, says Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
Workers flood towns as farm employment dries up
You do not have to have done much travelling in the new South Africa to see how dramatically the rural landscape has changed.
Farmers face ruin as consequences of strikes take root
South Africa’s fruit industry is beginning to tally the losses after two weeks of unrest by striking farm workers across the Western Cape.
Grape valley remains on tenterhooks
Farmers beef up security amid threats of more violence should workers’ wages not be increased.
Farm public hearings to get underway
Public hearings will begin this week to gather the opinions of farmworkers and their employers on labour conditions.
Second man dies in farmworkers protest
A second person has died following the farmworkers strike this week in the Western Cape, police said on Sunday.
Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’
Fed-up farm workers have bypassed unions and political parties and have taken matters into their own hands, writes Sean Christie.
Farm workers’ strike: Violence was a long time coming
A community leader says the farm workers in the Western Cape were ignored despite their value to the economy, Lynley Donnelly reports.
Editorial: Farm workers deserve better
If you were looking for moral clarity this week, the smoke-dimmed sunlight of the Cape winelands was not the place to find it.
Zuma: Zille must work with ministers on farm protests
Western Cape premier Helen Zille must approach national ministers to assist in provincial farmworker labour unrest, President Jacob Zuma has said.
Strike will resume if workers’ demands are not met
Minister of Agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson and farm workers’ organisations have agreed to suspend the workers’ strike for two weeks.
Joemat-Pettersson to ask Zuma for higher farm worker wages
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is expected to meet President Jacob Zuma to get his support for higher wages for farm workers.
Agriculture minister to hold urgent meeting on De Doorns
Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will hold an urgent meeting in Pretoria to discuss the strike by De Doorns farmworkers.
W. Cape farmer arrested after shooting at protesters
A Western Cape farmer has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly firing a shot at protesting farm workers in De Doorns, say police.
A voice for farm workers
Landmark summit aims to help forestry, fisheries and agriculture workers escape the poverty trap.
Farm workers ignored
Cosatu has expressed outrage that the death of Terre’Blanche has received so much attention while the treatment of farm workers is largely ignored.
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Why we fled ‘Baas Cowboy’
Prevented from leaving, paid R5 a day for shifts of up to 15 hours … a glimpse into the harsh life of the farm labourer.
