The Provincial Indaba is intended to assist the Commission to raise awareness and promote human rights advocacy of farm dwellers and workers, as well as the constitutional and international law obligations that require respect for, promotion and protection of everyone’s human rights. To consider the coherency of the legislative and policy environment from a rights based perspective and recommend to the State, at all levels, the adoption of legislative measures that will promote the respect for the human rights of farm workers and dwellers. Further, to develop a normative practical toolkit to be used by stakeholders in advocating for the rights of farming communities and the effective implementation of the ESTA.

The engagement is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date:                23 November 2017
Venue:             Mkhondo Local Municipality Council Chamber, Piet Retief
Time:               11h00 – 15h00

ENDS

For further information or enquiries, please contact: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Manager, Mr E Mokonyama (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Mpumalanga Advocacy and Research Officer, Ms Margaret Salila (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on 013 – 752 5890/078 670 4360