Die implikasie van 'n minimumloon vasstelling vir die landbousektor in die Noordwes-provinsie / Linda Grimbeek

Poverty is a significant world wide issue. Although literature on the impact of aminimum wage in the agricultural sector is rather limited, previous empirical researchshows that employment was reduced with the implementation of a minimum wage.The following questions are studied:- Does the implementation of a minimum wage have any effect on employmentin the agricultural sector of the North-West province? - Is there any relation between poverty and unemployment? - Does the implementation of a minimum wage and sectoral determination haveany impact on social-economic issues.The empirical study is carried out by way of a questionnaire from which responsesare investigated. A random sample was used to evaluate the effect of a minimumwage on employment and social-economic factors in the North-West province. Thetarget population includes all the affiliated members of Agri North-West. This group isnegative about labour laws and experiences that the implementation of a minimumwage has a negative effect on employment.The agricultural sector provides many job opportunities in South Africa. Seeing that aminimum wage has a negative impact on employment in the North-West province,further research is recommended.