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Buwa Basebetsi Updates: Farm Workers March against pesticides

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In today's episode we’ll be looking at an article by Ashraf Hendricks published in GroundUp titled Farm workers march in rain and wind to call for ban on pesticides.

More than 150 mostly women farm workers and supporters braved gale force winds and heavy rainfall to march through the streets of Cape Town calling for a ban on harmful pesticides.
26 Sep English South Africa Education · Non-Profit

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