Social Dialogue and Centralised Bargaining Key in Achieving Farm Worker Liberation
Press Release
26 April 2010
Sikhula Sonke shop stewards from Citrusdal, Barry Dale, Rawsonville, Stellenbosch, Ceres, Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Wellington, Paarl and Franschhoek are celebrating freedom day by discussing the importance of centralised bargaining and social dialogue in achieving maximum benefits for farm workers and dwellers.
The agriculture sector is the least organised sector in the country. It literally means workers earn no living wage, have no social protection or job security. We will only be free if land is redistributed to us who work the land, when evictions are no longer taking place, when our contribution to the economy of the country is acknowledge, when our right to dignity is respected and when we earn enough to feed ourselves and our families.
Collective bargaining is the essence of trade unionism and is key to achieving gains that is not provided for in current legislation. Sikhula Sonke leaders will develop a plan of action at the workshop in terms of engaging Departments such as the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, Department of Labour, retailers and producers to establish a bargaining council for the agriculture sector.
Please join us for this important event which is the birth of a whole new journey for farm workers. A journey of exploring one of the most important pillars of decent work as enshrined in the International Labour Organisation convention. This is what transformation means when changing the power relations between those owning the means of production and the working class.
The event will take place in Worcester Town Hall from 10h00 to 16h00.
"We can only loose our chains"
For more information contact:
Sikhula Sonke General Secretary Wendy Pekeur on 082 451 5235, President of Sikhula Sonke Sara Claasen on 083 566 1459
26 April 2010
Sikhula Sonke shop stewards from Citrusdal, Barry Dale, Rawsonville, Stellenbosch, Ceres, Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Wellington, Paarl and Franschhoek are celebrating freedom day by discussing the importance of centralised bargaining and social dialogue in achieving maximum benefits for farm workers and dwellers.
The agriculture sector is the least organised sector in the country. It literally means workers earn no living wage, have no social protection or job security. We will only be free if land is redistributed to us who work the land, when evictions are no longer taking place, when our contribution to the economy of the country is acknowledge, when our right to dignity is respected and when we earn enough to feed ourselves and our families.
Collective bargaining is the essence of trade unionism and is key to achieving gains that is not provided for in current legislation. Sikhula Sonke leaders will develop a plan of action at the workshop in terms of engaging Departments such as the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, Department of Labour, retailers and producers to establish a bargaining council for the agriculture sector.
Please join us for this important event which is the birth of a whole new journey for farm workers. A journey of exploring one of the most important pillars of decent work as enshrined in the International Labour Organisation convention. This is what transformation means when changing the power relations between those owning the means of production and the working class.
The event will take place in Worcester Town Hall from 10h00 to 16h00.
"We can only loose our chains"
For more information contact:
Sikhula Sonke General Secretary Wendy Pekeur on 082 451 5235, President of Sikhula Sonke Sara Claasen on 083 566 1459
Date published:
26/04/2010
Organisation:
Sikhula Sonke
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