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South Africa: WCape Farm Hearings Continue
SAPA, 15 January 2013
Public hearings for the review of farmworkers' minimum wages continue in the Western Cape on Tuesday. Read more »
SA Farmworkers Wage Public Hearings Under Way
While COSATU continue to pledge their support for the farm workers' strike for a living wage, public hearings for the review of farmworkers' minimum wages continue. Hearings began yesterday where a labour department official questioned the viability of Western Cape farmworkers' demand for a 17 dollar minimum wage.
Police on standby(file photo): protests in the wine lands in the Western Cape have grown violent as clashes between police and striking farmworkers continue.
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