The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour will from tomorrow embark on a three-day oversight visit to farms in North West.

This joint oversight follows the National Assembly’s resolution, adopted on 10 November 2020, for the two committees to assess the impact of legislation and explore opportunities for legislative review. Furthermore, the resolution instructs the committees to jointly focus on the following:

 

• Comprehensive oversight on executive action in implementation of legislation aimed at improving the living and working conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and farmers;

 

 

• Government’s commitments toward improved living and working conditions in the farming communities, including work done by stakeholders in the agricultural sector; and

 

 

• Impact assessment of legislation affecting farm workers and make recommendations for legislative amendments.