Farmworkers Suspend Protests in South Africa
Striking farmworkers returned to work after agreeing to suspend strike action that was sparked by grape harvesters outside Cape Town protesting wages and living conditions.
Photo: Werner Beukes/SAPA
Police on standby (file photo): The strike which began among grape-pickers in the Hex River Valley turned and resulted in a confrontation with police.
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Another round of labour unrest has hit South Africa, this time protests on wine farms turned violent, leaving one worker dead after clashes between farmworkers and police outside ... Read more »
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Farmers have rejected the demands of grape harvesters after an ongoing wage dispute that led to an unprotected and violent strike in the Western Cape. Read more »
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