Committees embark on a joint oversight programme to assess living conditions of farm workers, dwellers and tenants

The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform and the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour will from Friday, 22 July, embark on a three-day joint oversight programme in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces to assess the living conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and tenants in selected districts in both provinces.

The joint oversight programme is the implementation of a National Assembly resolution, which was adopted on 10 November 2020, for both committees to assess the legislation and explore opportunities for legislative review.

The joint oversight programme includes engagements with stakeholders, public hearings and farm visits. The Western Cape delegation under Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, who is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform, will be in the Cape West Coast and Cape Winelands district municipalities.

The Eastern Cape delegation under Ms Lindelwa Dunjwa, who is the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, will be in the Eastern Cape’s Sara Baartman and Amathole district municipalities.

The delegations will begin the programme in these districts on Friday by holding engagements with stakeholders. These include the Departments of Labour and Agriculture; traditional leaders; the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration; labour unions; farmers’ associations; and associations of farm dwellers and tenants.

Source: Government of South Africa