New farm worker salaries will harm country: TAU

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The new minimum wage for farm workers "will harm the country", commercial farmers' union TAU SA said on Monday.

The increase would jeopardise labour relations, cause a reduction in the agriculture sector work force, and create a climate for inflation which would affect consumers, TAU SA said in a statement.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant announced on Monday that a new minimum wage of R105 a day for farmworkers -- up from R69 a day -- would take effect from March...read more here: New farm worker salaries will harm country: TAU