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Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will ask the labour department to take another look at minimum wages for farm workers.
Her spokeswoman Palesa Mokomele says the minister will approach Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to establish a commission on the basic conditions of employment for farm workers and sectoral determination.
Grape harvesters in the Hex River Valley in the Western Cape have been protesting for a week over their wages, demanding R150 a day.
Most earn between R69 and R75 per day, with 80 being the highest and only offer from farmers.
A meeting between the agriculture minister, labour department officials and national agricultural unions in Pretoria on Monday failed to resolve grievances.
Throughout the day, Stofland informal settlement residents clashed with police and 12 people were arrested.
The talks between the various parties were set to resume on Tuesday.
Cosatu has vowed to mobilise farm workers across the province and country in a mass solidarity action.
