Deal #4757 Version #69281

Problematic working conditions with regard to the amount of payment and the conditions of employment. The only position available is that of casual day laborer. Job security was presented as an issue. People have been injured while working on the plantation. Laborers have been sent home early with no pay or half a day’s pay in the event of poor weather. Laborers report that they earned a flat daily rate of 4,000 Tshs - below the national minimum hourly wage for the agricultural sector. In addition to the poor wages and job security there are disconcerting labor conditions: little to no toilets; lack of potable water; sub-standard meals; lack of protection from pesticides or poisonous snakes in the fields; lack of compensation or help when becoming injured whilst working; and a lack of available mechanisms for laborers to file complaints. Company states that they employ 2000 community members and that they are paid above the minimum wage and receive water in the field. At peak seasons around 1500 people are employed.