Many womxn who live and work on farms have suffered immensely during the Covid-19 lockdown.
benefits have had no relief because the labour offices were closed to the public and the alternative measures put in place by the government were not cognisant of their hardships and proved to be ineffective.
Like many other womxn who live and work on farms and who do seasonal work, Barber depends on unemployment benefits to provide for her family in the months she is not employed on the farms. Although the two organisations welcome the measures put in place by the government under the Covid-19 Temporary Relief Scheme, for the most part womxn farmworkers have not been able to access such assistance. Measures such as these, put in place without a specific gendered lens, will not have the necessary effect and relief for womxn farmworkers.
Passers-by can reach into the boxes and remove the forms or read confidential information such as ID numbers and banking details. Also, the boxes are not regularly emptied. Elsa Lambrecht, who also lives in De Doorns and does seasonal farm work, is having difficulty submitting her UIF application because she does not have access to the internet and cannot travel.
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