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Article

27 Oct 2016

Author:
Fredrick Ngugi, Face 2 Face Africa

Danish supermarkets stop selling South African wines due to modern-day slavery allegations

Supermarkets in Denmark are removing South African wines from shelves following an investigative documentary that exposed how some of the country’s vineyards are practicing slavery, according to Quartz. The investigative film “Bitter Grapes: Slavery in the Vineyards” by Danish filmmaker Tom Heinemann, exposes the horrendous conditions in which workers in most South African wineries work and live in. According to the documentary, in these vineyards, farmers work long hours under harsh weather conditions and are constantly exposed to toxic pesticides...In a prompt response, Robertson Winery published a statement through their Swedish importer Martin Horwitz that praised the company’s relationship with its workers. Horwitz also criticized the filmmaker, accusing him of being one-sided and misrepresenting facts. He further questioned the film’s intention, saying there are many other South African wineries that are worse off and yet they have never been scrutinized...