Cosatu- Farmworkers need better wages

Mluleki Mrwebi
05 February 2014

Congress of South African Trade Union said the new minimum wages for farm workers is another small step in the march towards an acceptable income for farm workers.

The Department of Labour announced that from the 1st of March the minimum wage for farm workers will increase from R11, 66 cents to R12, 41 cents. 

Cosatu Spokesperson Patrick Craven said the increase is better than none and it is still clear that working conditions are still not conducive.

On the other hand Cosatu said it is important for farm workers to join a union so that the fight for further improvements in the sector does not have to depend solely on the Department of Labour, but is taken directly to the employers by a united, well-organised and strong workforce. 

Cosatu Spokesperson Patrick Craven said urged the farm farmworkers to join trade unions particularly Fawu because they can not solely rely on government intervention during sector determination, they need to be organised and strong so that they can negotiate directly with the employer to get a decent wage and that would afford them an opportunity to buy back the food they produce. 

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