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Minister seeks farm labour help

November 27 2012 at 09:42am

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Tina Joemat-Pettersson

Independent Newspapers

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. Photo: Candice Mostert.

The government had done its best to promote the rights of farmworkers but monitoring labour conditions remained a challenge, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said yesterday.

“We are not powerless. The law is there but the implementation and monitoring of the law is our challenge,” she said.

“[The] government monitors. [The] government isn't there every day to ensure implementation.”

She said civil society organisations, NGOs and unions had a role to play in making sure workers' rights were upheld. - Sapa


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