COSATU calls on all farmworkers to join a wide Agricultural strike
Imogen
Vollenhoven
2 December 2012
COSATU in the Western Cape South Africa
He said in a
statement that, despite their best efforts, the unions would not be able to
avert a renewed strike by farmworkers in the Western Cape
Workers are
calling for one day of action across the whole agricultural sector across South Africa Western Cape
Two people have
been killed and buildings and vineyards have been set alight so far in the
protests, which started last month in 16 towns, including De Doorns, Wolseley
and Ceres.
Farmworkers
suspended the action until Tuesday on condition the employment condition
commission relook at the sectoral determination for agriculture.
However, Labour
Minister Oliphant said this week that the sectoral determination, which came
into effect in March, could by law be reviewed only in 12 months.
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