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South Africa: Workers Return to Farms
SAPA, 16 November 2012
About 300 farmworkers who went on strike in Wolseley in the Western Cape returned to work on Friday, the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in the province said. Read more »
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.
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 »
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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