Acknowledgements

This report was written by Kaitlin Cordes, fellow in the Africa Division. Kaitlin Cordes, Sipho Mthathi, Director of the South Africa Office, and Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor, conducted the research. The report was edited by Rona Peligal, deputy director of the Africa division, and reviewed by Rebecca Schleifer, Health and Human Rights Program advocacy director; Lisa Misol, Business and Human Rights Program senior researcher; Agnes Odhiambo, Women’s Rights Division researcher; Siphokazi Mthathi; Clive Baldwin; and Babatunde Olugboji, deputy program director in the program office. Dani Haas and Tom Porteous from the program office also provided comments. Megan Worman, legal intern in the US program; Jamie Farrell, Nkemakonam Ejoh, Meagan Byrne, and Frederick Bolageer, interns in the Africa division; and Eryn Schornick, volunteer in the Legal Division, conducted background research for this report. Rumbidzai Chidoori and Charlene Harry in the South Africa office provided logistical support.

Additional editorial and production assistance was provided by Lindsey Hutchison and Jamie Vernaelde, associates in the Africa Division. The report was prepared for publication by Grace Choi, publications director; Anna Lopriore, creative manager; and Fitzroy Hepkins, administrative manager. Assistance with report-related work also was provided by Veronica Matushaj, creative director; Kathy Mills, publications coordinator; and Amanda Bailly, communications assistant.

Human Rights Watch is particularly grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their generous assistance:  Andries Titus and the Surplus People Project; Wendy Pekeur; Naomi Betana; Rocky Van der Merwe; the staff of Sikhula Sonke; Colette Solomon and the Women on Farms Project; Desmeline Minyi; Braam Hanekom of PASSOP; Danie Niemand, Department of Agriculture: Western Cape; Carl Opperman, Agri Wes-Cape; Karel Swartz, Trevor Christians, and CSAAWU; Sheldon Magardie of Lawyers for Human Rights; and Leslie London, University of Cape Town.

We are also grateful to Marion Hattingh and Denile Samuel of the University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic; PLAAS; Colleen Chennells, Fruit South Africa; Johan Giliomee, VinPro; William Kerfoot of The Legal Resources Centre; Bill Thomson; Mandy Moussouris, Environmental Monitoring Group; FAWU; BAWUSA; COSATU; Gareth Haysom; Anthony Dietrich; Kimani Ndungu; Sandile Dolweni, Centre for Rural Legal Studies; Evance Kalula, Margareet Visser, and Jan Theron, University of Cape Town; Cameron Jacobs of the South African Human Rights Commission; Penny Parenzee; Bronwyn Page-Shipp, FLO-Cert; Rawsonville Krisis Kommitee; Ntokozo Nzimande, Nkuzi Development Association; Allegra Louw, University of Cape Town African Studies Library; Rural Development Support Program; Klaus Kotzé; Black Sash; and the many others who shared their expertise and stories with us, including some who did not wish to be named. Human Rights Watch thanks officials at the Department of Labour and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform who provided information and agreed to be interviewed for this report.

In addition, we thank Chris Dapkins, filmmaker, and Marcus Bleasdale, photographer. Elizabeth Seuling, Senior Director of Foundation Relations, assisted with multimedia work; Nick August-Perna edited the related multimedia film.

Human Rights Watch thanks The Atlantic Philanthropies for its support of our work in South Africa.

Most of all, we thank the many current and former farmworkers and farm dwellers who spoke with us and shared their stories. Without them, this report would not have been possible.