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Working conditions of forestry workers in South Africa
 

A study into working conditions of forestry labour commissioned by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is now underway, and this article serves...


Striving for decent work in the forestry sector
 

IntroductionThe previous column on forest labour highlighted the impact that labour outsourcing had on wages and working conditions in the forestry industry in South Africa....


A job of choice or last resort
 

There was a sea-change in labour practices in the forestry industry between the 1990s and early 2000s. Where previously, forest work was carried out by...