date:Feb 07, 2013
creation and job retention; the impact of the minimum wage on poverty alleviation; and the impact that it would have on the cost of living should be considered.
In addition, the ECC in its report indicated that when making its recommendations to me, they were also guided by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) report, said the minister.
The BFAP report is an analysis of agricultural wages in South Africa. The report highlighted that the average wage base of farm workers is R84.