Bitter Grapes - Profits over rights?
Screening of the documentary "Bitter Grapes" followed by panel discussion with Tom Heinemann (writer, director and producer) and Jorge Dahl (Fellesforbundet).
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Welcome to this free screening of the documentary on South Africa’s wine industry and the abuse of worker’s rights ‘Bitter Grapes’.
The film is produced by Danish film maker Tom Heinemann.
22 years after the fall of Apartheid in South Africa the wine industry has not transformed much as workers are labour under terrible conditions. Wine produced under the conditions depicted in the film is exported to the Nordic countries where consumers are fooled to believe that they have been produced under a worker friendly environment. In Norway the wine is bought by Vinmonopolet.
The film screening session will be followed by a panel discussion. The panel will be constituted by film producer Tom Heinemann and Jorge Dahl, who is leader of The Plumber's Union in Bergen, avd 750 Fellesforbundet.
Fellesforbundet cooperate with Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) on their program in South Africa. In February, Jorge, along with Fellesforbundet and NPA, visited land- and wine workers and their trade union in Robertson.
Snacks and light refreshments will be served.
This event is organized by Centre on Law & Social Transformation.
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