Tag Archives: Farmworker Rights

Farmworkers fear speaking out over extreme conditions, says union

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTanya  Petersen, Eyewitness News, 23 January 2023 The Black Association of the Agricultural Sector said that farmworkers exposed to extreme working conditions generally did not feel secure enough to voice their concerns to employers out of fear of losing their … Continue reading

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Farm workers in Northern Cape protest over alleged inhumane living conditions, abuse

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 17 December 2021 Farm workers in the lower Orange River region of the Northern Cape have started picketing at four farms in the Augrabies area near Kakamas about what they say are deplorable living conditions. Read More

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