date:Feb 07, 2013
of a process to review the minimum wages in the agricultural sector.
Alongside the negotiation process, [the department] commenced a process of public hearings conducted throughout the country to obtain inputs from the entire sector for purposes of reviewing the sectoral determination. This process was concluded on 18 December 2012 in all provinces except for the Western Cape where hearings were concluded on the 20 January 2013.
Ms Oliphant said during the public hearings, 483 employers/empl