New research on several Fairtrade-certified wine farms in the Cape Winelands has found that the working and living conditions at some of these farms fall short of the standards set by Fairtrade International. Moneyweb FarmWorkers
New research on several Fairtrade-certified wine farms in the Cape Winelands has found that the working and living conditions at some of these farms fall short of the standards set by Fairtrade International. Fairtrade-certified farms are supposed to uphold international standards for fair working conditions, including payment of the minimum wage, the right to collective bargaining, adequate housing, among other things. Farmers who are certified can usually export at a higher price.
They want all farm workers to be informed of the outcome after the inspection, and where the farms have violated labour laws, they want owners to take corrective action within 30 days or face suspension of sales. The workers believe that harsher penalties should be imposed on farms that violate labour laws.
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