IDLL Media Coverage
IDLL Media Coverage
The ILO has been in the media frequently over the past months. Below is a list of media coverage and articles.
Media coverage, ILO Farm Worker Report
Radio
SAFM, 7 pm, Talk shop with Nadedi Moleo interviews Margareet Visser for 1 hour.
http://iono.fm/e/198615?autoplay=1
Radio 702: Farmers and workers feel pressure of lacking govt subsidy. (Interview with Vic van Vuuren).
http://www.702.co.za/articles/3992/farmers-subsidy
SABC Digital News, 22 July 2015. Interview with Vic van Vuuren
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39nd2OPJI8c
Cape Talk. Radio interview with Margareet Visser, 22 July @ 16.20 pm
Power FM. Radio interview with Margareet Visser, 22 July @ 10.30 pm
https://soundcloud.com/powerfm987/policy-poisons-farming
OFM Radio, 22 July 2015: Podcast
'Holistiese benadering' nodig vir landbousektorprobleme
http://www.ofm.co.za/article/National/168803/Holistiese-benadering-nodig-vir-landbousektorprobleme
Radio
Times, 22 July 2015, p.1. Bad ethical audits costly for farmers – report
Die Burger, 22 July 2015, p2. 13% in Wes-Kaap vrees uitsetting
http://www.netwerk24.com/nuus/2015-07-23-13-in-wes-kaap-vrees-uitsetting
Die Burger, Open-ed, 13 August 2015. ‘n Munt het twee kante.
http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2015/08/13/OS/9/FORmargareet_32_0_396161605.html
Beeld, Open-ed, 15 August 2015. ‘n Munt het twee kante
http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2015/08/15/B1/11/gvboere_33_0_428697431.html
Netwerk24, Open-ed, 13 August 2015. ‘n Munt het twee kate.
http://www.netwerk24.com/stemme/aktueel/2015-08-13-n-munt-het-twee-kante
Business Times, 2 August, 2015. P.3
“Blame trade plans for drop in farm jobs” by Ann Crotty.
Mail & Guardian, 24 July 2015
Farmers and workers hamstrung by state
http://mg.co.za/article/2015-07-23-farmers-and-workers-hamstrung-by-state/
Thought Leader by William Saunderson-Meyer, July 27, 2015
ILO mistakenly assumes that its old ANC pal is pragmatic
Fin 24: Terry Bell’s Labour Wrap: Sorting out the farming sector, 30 July 2015
http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Labour/InsideLabour/Labour-Wrap-Sorting-out-the-farming-sector-20150730
BD Live, 22 July 2015
Report finds that land reform is hurting workers
Politics Web, 22 July 2015
On farm workers' living and working conditions in SA – ILO
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/on-farm-workers-living-and-working-conditions-in-s
(Entire executive summary uploaded).
Politics Web, 22 July 2015.
ILO report a fair reflection of situation on the farms - Agri SA
http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/ilo-report-a-fair-reflection-of-situation-on-the-f
Rand Daily Mail Online, 22 July 2015
ILO says land reform is hurting farm workers,
http://www.rdm.co.za/business/2015/07/22/ilo-says-land-reform-is-hurting-farm-workers
IOL news online, 22 July 2015
State lashed over farmworker welfare
http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/state-lashed-over-farmworker-welfare-1.1888953#.Va-OtmcVjWc
South African Labour News, 22 July 2014.
Damming ILO report slams state for having failed farmworkers
Landbou.com, 23 July 2015.Grondplan knou werkers, boere-verslag.
http://landbou.com/nuus/grondplan-knou-werkers-boere-verslag/
Landbouweekblad. Double page spread. Opinion piece by Margareet Visser.
http://152.111.1.45/argief/berigte/landbouweekblad/2015/08/07/LB/22/01.html
Farmer’s Weekly, 7 September 2015. A collective stance is needed.
http://www.farmersweekly.co.za/article.aspx?id=77922&h=A-collective-stance-is-needed
Press reader, 22 July 2015. State not doing enough for farm workers
http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/dfa/20150722/281625303994284/TextView
Metrotell, 22 July 2015.
On farm workers’ living and working conditions in SA
http://www.metrotell.co.za/news/on-farm-workers-living-and-working-conditions-in-sa-ilo
Modern Ghana website
UCT/UKZN Researchers Co-Lead ILO Update On Farm Labour Conditions is published.
http://www.modernghana.com/news/631026/1/uctukzn-researchers-co-lead-ilo-update-on-farm-lab.html
On CSAAWU’s facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/vivacsaawu
Website of KwaZulu Natal Agricultultural Union (KWANALU), 21 July 2015
AgriSA verwelkom ILO verslag