Congress of South African Trade Union
together with all agricultural unions today held a press conference, in regards
with another protest action for farmworkers.
Cosatu said it is concerned about an
orchestrated political attempt by farmers to dodge and undermine new minimum
wages.
Organiser
and Educator of Cosatu Mike Louw said as Cosatu they are going to call upon
farmworkers to strike again if their wage increases are not implemented by the
1st of March.
Louw adds that the reason for it is, it
seems that even before the implementation date, farmers are threatening that
they are going to retrench and there are those who are already dismissing workers.
Louw said that as Cosatu they believe that
this is an orchestrated response and they are not acting in the interest of the
sector as a whole.
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