BY REGINALD KANYANE

THE Congress Of South African Trade Union (Cosatu)  in North West said they will be part of the body exhumation that is scheduled to take place in Rustenburg on Friday morning at 04:00am.

This came about after a man found buried in a shallow grave two weeks ago.

Cosatu provincial secretary, Solly Phetoe said that he was highly appalled by the manner in which farm workers were continued to be badly treated.

He said the lives of the farm workers had been taken cheap on the farms across the province.

The body of an unknown man was found buried along R24 road next to the property belonging to the MF Jonker Farm Trust at number 302 in Rustenburg.

The burial was allegedly discovered by a construction company that was building the road in the area.

Phetoe said that they were called upon to the scene and discovered a body of a man buried in a shallow grave next to the dilapidated house.

“We are concerned that who are the killer/s of that farm worker. , We call on the Human Rights Commission to investigate the ill-treatment of farm workers across the country. We want the grave to be properly exhumed and deeper investigations be conducted.

“It seems that the owner of the farm could not shed more light on what really transpired,” Phetoe said.

Phetoe said that they will be part of the exhumation. He continued to urge the farm workers to speak out and expose bad treatment they receive from farm owners.

He further added that they will remain adamant that other graves that were 100m away be also investigated.

-TDN

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