New minimum farm wage set
Striking farm workers carry a placard demanding a minimum wage of R150 as they march towards police at De Doorns on the N1 highway, linking Cape Town and Johannesburg. File photo
Image by: MIKE HUTCHINGS / REUTERS
Image by: MIKE HUTCHINGS / REUTERS
The new minimum wage for farmworkers is R105 a day, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant announced on Monday.
The new rate, R36 more than the current minimum wage of R69 a day, would take effect from March 1.
"The new minimum wage... is R105 per day for employees who work nine hours a day, or R11.66 per hour, R525 weekly, or R2274.82 per month," Oliphant told reporters in Pretoria.
This new sectoral determination would be promulgated for a three-year period, "and... during year two and three, wages will be increased by CPI... plus 1.5%."
The labour minister's announcement followed countrywide public hearings on a new minimum wage for the agriculture sector, prompted by violent protests across parts of the Western Cape.
Farm workers in the region have demanded a R150 a day minimum wage.
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Posted 107 days agoproudmbongwa
Posted 107 days agoBono
Stirrer
Posted 107 days agoA 52% wage increase is massive - not just for the underpaid workers, but also the employers (farmers). I guess we can expect an imminent increase in food prices!
Loggenberg
Posted 107 days agoLoggenberg
Posted 107 days agoDr.Zeek