Book Description

Recommendations. To the government of South Africa. -- Background. Migration to South Africa - Foreign migrants on farms in South Africa - Zimbabwean farm workers in Limpopo Province -- The International Organization for Migration and Zimbabwean migrants. -- The legal framework: Migrants' status and employment conditions. -- The Immigration Act : Violations and gaps resulting in human rights abuses. Unlawful procedures and acts in the arrest, detention, and deportation of undocumented foreigners: Officers' failure to verify the status and identity of suspected "illegal foreigners"--Assault, bribery, and theft by police during arrest of suspected illegal migrants - Detention exceeding 30 days without proper procedures - Detention not in compliance with prescribed standards. --Deportation without an opportunity to collect remuneration, savings, and personal belongings -- Migrants' vulnerability to arrest and deportation arising from government deficiencies in documenting corporate workers -- Migrants' vulnerability to financial abuses by corporate permit holders. -- Employment laws : Violations and gaps resulting in human rights violations. -- Employers' failure to pay minimum wages, their unlawful use of piece rate, and their disregard of overtime rules -- Employers' failure to comply with provisions governing deductions from wages -- Discrimination and violence against Zimbabwean workers by South Africans in the private sector -- Housing and living conditions -- Workers' compensation -- Employer deductions for emergency travel documents (ETDs) -- Conclusion. -- Acknowledgements.