The Dark Side Of South African Vineyards

Описание: Land of Dust: The SA farm belt where bad health, bad education and low wages are still the norm.

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Hex River Valley is home to South Africa's booming wine industry. Yet despite huge profits, the rewards for farm workers are long hours, low wages and poor health: a status quo that's feeding a growing discontent.

Two decades after the end of apartheid, farm hand Shawn Yanta isn't celebrating anything. "Only the rich are celebrating. The working class still struggles." Despite the huge growth in profits since the end of international boycotts, the region's fruit pickers remain trapped in poverty, neglected by the government and social services. And many, like Mwabasi, are losing hope: "I'm afraid to die and leave my children with no future".

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