North West Farmer In Trouble Over Child Labour

A Schweizer Reneke farmer in the North West Province is facing prosecution for contravening the law that prohibits the employment of under-aged children. Labour officials inspecting the area for law enforcement found the employer using 16 minors, the youngest of whom was only 11 years old, as employees at his Gaspan farm. They were being made to carry 50 kilogram bags of fertilizer on their heads, and ploughed sunflower. The Department of Labour has once again urged parents to protect their children and report all acts of exploitation.