by Job Morris | Oct 1, 2018 | Dekar, People
It has been fascinating for me to try to understand different perspectives when we discuss the issues that beset farm workers. It is true that a lot needs to be done in order to ensure the security of these individuals, for protection during their tenure on farms or...
by Andre Vaalbooi | Sep 26, 2018 | Andriesvale, History, People
. Maria Moss has worked on a farm since she was 15 years old. Maria would start her duty in the morning at 6 o’clock when she had to make coffee for the white people and help with breakfast. After this she would go to feed the chickens while the people were...
by Andre Vaalbooi | Sep 21, 2018 | Andriesvale, People
“My name is Ciella Barends, I live at Witdraai, I am 68 years old.” Ciella briefly shares her story and experience as domestic worker. She was a young woman when she started working with her parents on farms. She was very happy to help her parents and...
by Job Morris | Sep 19, 2018 | Dekar, People
It is unfortunate that D’Kar residents are more and more often becoming farm workers, instead of being farmers of their own livestock, especially because there is an increasing and troubling problem related to farm workers from D’Kar. Farm workers continuously suffer...
