eNCA | Farmworkers Refuse to Return to Work

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Channel: eNCA · 2012 · News & Politics

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Western Cape, November 18 -- Hundreds of striking farmworkers are refusing to return to work until their wage demands are met. Government has asked for a two-week break in the strike while it reviews the minimum wage. But many farm workers say the strike has broken the silence over their poor pay and living conditions, and to stop now would be a massive step backwards.  The farmworkers are demanding a daily wage of R150.

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