South Africa: Cosatu NW Warning About the Farmers' Attitude

The Congress of South African Trade Unions and its affiliates want give a strong warning to those farmers preparing to retrench farm workers due to the increase stipulated by the Minister of Labour during the amendment of the sectoral determination of farm workers.

We are warning those farmers that they must do their plans properly and that no farm worker must be retrenched or be laid off due to the increase. The farmers in the NW are aware that most of them have not been complying with the same act since it was put in place, so threats to reduce workers due to that increase will just make this province to be on fire, as we will not keep quiet as the federation.

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