South Africa — Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned alcohol monopoly, promises fair conditions - but it also uses its purchasing power to put a downward pressure on prices. At the major South African wine producer Leeuwenkuil, workers suffer as the company tries to cut costs. So far, none of the South African suppliers have been stopped due to violations against Systembolaget's code of conduct.
Her shoulders are aching. Claudene van Wyk was born in a farm workers home in the Western Cape and started working in the wine fields when she was 13 years old.
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