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Remaining at the margins: Case study of farmworkers in the North West Province, South Africa

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  • Stefanie Lemke
  • Fanie Jansen van Rensburg

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This article explores living conditions, livelihoods and prospects of farmworkers with regard to land reform legislation. Research was conducted from 2004 to 2010 on four farms in the North West Province, interviewing farmworkers and farm owners. Representatives of the agricultural union Agri North West and land analysts were interviewed to obtain their perspective on farm labour. Despite protective legislation, farmworkers' living and working conditions have deteriorated. Farmworkers further lack alternative livelihood options, perpetuating their dependency on farm owners, who are the only ones providing services and some social security. Among the main barriers in the empowerment of farmworkers are limited insights regarding complex social relationships on farms, the challenge to address the specificity of power relations, and the marginalised position of farmworkers and their lack of agency in the broader political system. Both farmworkers and farm owners need support structures and strengthened institutional capacity to gradually change power dynamics.

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  • Stefanie Lemke & Fanie Jansen van Rensburg, 2014. "Remaining at the margins: Case study of farmworkers in the North West Province, South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(6), pages 843-858, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:31:y:2014:i:6:p:843-858
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.951990
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    1. Omamuyovwi Gbejewoh & Saskia Keesstra & Erna Blancquaert, 2021. "The 3Ps (Profit, Planet, and People) of Sustainability amidst Climate Change: A South African Grape and Wine Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-23, March.
    2. Nicole Claasen & Stefanie Lemke, 2019. "Strong ties, weak actors? Social networks and food security among farm workers in South Africa," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 11(2), pages 417-430, April.

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