South African Women Farm Workers Face Harsh Realities
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South Africas Commission for Gender Equality reveals a bleak reality for women farm workers, earning the national minimum wage of twenty-seven rand fifty-eight cents per hour. Despite their crucial role in maintaining vineyards and dairy farms, they face severe inequality in pay, housing, and safety. Overcrowded, unsanitary living conditions, long working hours, and minimal care for injuries are common. Pregnant women and those facing violence remain silent due to fear of job loss. Women own just twenty-one percent of farmland, despite making up over half the seasonal workforce. The report underscores the urgent need for better data, protections, and land rights to improve their situation.
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