Cheryllyn Dudley MP
2nd August 2013
Positive trend re permanent jobs is encouraging for career farm workers
ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said today that "the hysteria and threats of significant job losses when the minimum wage for farm workers was increased by 52% in March this year - we are please ro note - has proved unfounded."
At the time The ACDP welcomed the increase which meant workers would earn a minimum of R105 a day but pointed out that this would still leave farm workers and their families with little chance of combating the poverty and poor nutrition which is their daily reality.
The quarterly labour force survey released this week shows that Agri employment between March and June dropped by 26,000 - "a mere 3.5% reaction to the increase - with most farmers absorbing the new minimum wage" ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley said today.
"Economists from the Pretoria and Stellenbosch Universities confirmed that predictions of job losses were exaggerated!" Cheryllyn nDudley said.
A recent trend shows a large shift from casual and seasonal labour to permanent labour on farms - with an emphasis on more skilled labour.
"This is a positive trend which is encouraging for career farm workers" Dudley said.
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