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Cosatu has just highlighted the fact that Eugene Terre'blanche used child labour, just an interesting side

The Congress of South African Trade Unions and its affiliates in the North West province condemn strongly the brutal killing of the AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche. The AWB and its allies must however stop linking the killings of their leader with politics because there is no politics in the his killing.

The poor workers were exploited. The worst thing is that child labour was practiced by the farmer. He employed a 15-year-old boy which is against the law.

COSATU is calling for the police to do its work and investigate the killing of the AWB leader. Those who are implicated must face the court.

Government must also put structures in place to investigate the relationship between the farmers and farm workers/dwellers.

As COSATU in the province we have been complaining with evidence to the Department of Labour, Department of Justice including Safety and Security but nothing has happened.

The national and provincial government and politicians who are making statement about the killing of AWB leader must do the same with poor farm workers who are killed and mistaken with baboons, brutally killed, assaulted, or mauled by lions.

The killing of Mr. Terre’Blanche has nothing to do with the song. COPE must also visit those families that lost their families due to the brutal killings by their own farmers.
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Press Statement
 
It is not illegal - maybe the trade unions and reporters should study the applicable Act...

http://www.labour.gov.za/legislation/acts/basic-guides/basic-guide-to-child-labour-farm-workers

The Farm Sectoral Determination regulates wages, working hours and other basic conditions of employment for Farm workers.
Children under 15
It is a criminal offence to employ a child under the age of 15. Based on Legislation in Section 43, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

Children Under 18
Children aged 15 to 18 may not be employed to do work inappropriate for their age or work that places them at risk. Based on Legislation in Section 43, of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act
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Well nothing wrong with them investigating whether the minor was doing inappropriate work.
 
Fudzy said:
Well nothing wrong with them investigating whether the minor was doing inappropriate work.
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Yeah! Damn media misleading the people again! They took COSATU's words out of context!

Oh wait, it's a verbatim press release...
 
They will probably claim that working for ET placed them at risk of killing him and going to jail.

Quite frankly at 15 you are very much responsible for your actions and should be tried as an adult.
 
You wanna piss the AWB off more, start investigating ET for child labour...

Everyone knows that's ever been on a farm children from the age of 15 and up that are willing to work on the farm are legally allowed to do so. Which I'm betting any member of the AWB would know...
 
iPirate said:
You wanna piss the AWB off more, start investigating ET for child labour...

Everyone knows that's ever been on a farm children from the age of 15 and up that are willing to work on the farm are legally allowed to do so. Which I'm betting any member of the AWB would know...
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What's more watch them start pulling children from other member's farms.
 
I see beggars everyday working their children at robots to make a buck.
Where is COSATU then?
 
the 15 year old, certainly a problem, but how really were "poor workers exploited" ?
 
phenom said:
the 15 year old, certainly a problem, but how really were "poor workers exploited" ?
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R300 a month salary... my maid works two days a week for about 5-6 hours (not sure what time she leaves or arrives :D place is clean so that's the main thing) and she gets more than triple that.
 
The 15 year old was not a full time employee (according to his mother).
 
Fudzy said:
R300 a month salary... my maid works two days a week for about 5-6 hours (not sure what time she leaves or arrives :D place is clean so that's the main thing) and she gets more than triple that.
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did the workers sign into this contract?

omg i can't live on that money for 2 days even while on calorie restriction

ut still still it's not the employer, the employer is providing an option, and how do we work out the working times, was it only 1 hour a day or how?
 
phenom said:
did the workers sign into this contract?

omg i can't live on that money for 2 days even while on calorie restriction

ut still still it's not the employer, the employer is providing an option, and how do we work out the working times, was it only 1 hour a day or how?
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Not sure, I'd imagine its for more than 1 hour a day, maybe one of the people more familiar with farms and their workers could tell us the working hours involved?
 
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