Western Cape 2012 Farm Workers' strike
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The Western Cape 2012 Farm Workers' strike was a wave of strikes and protests by agricultural workers in the Western Cape from 27 August 2012 to 22 January 2013. The events led to the deaths of 3 workers, R160 million in damages as well as a 52% increase in the official minimum wage. The protests mostly took place the towns of De Doorns and Worcester[1] with smaller protests in Ceres, Robertson, Grabouw,[2] Wolseley and Villiersdorp.[3][4] The main cause of the strikes was low worker pay of R69 (roughly US$8.54 in 2012) per day and high unemployment.[1]