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19 February 2021
Engineering news
After surveying 577 participants among member companies, industry association Agri SA has found that a potential 4 384 jobs could potentially be lost in 2021/22 as a result of the increase in the national minimum wage for farmworkers. Agri SA reports that 549 of the 577 participants will exceed their budgeted wage expenses in the 2021 financial year, owing to the increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW), while 456 of the participants foresee retrenchments of some of their farmworkers as a direct result thereof.
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