'R3.30 an hour: De Doorns child labour probed', 15 Dec 2014: The Department of Labour is investigating allegations of child labour on a…farm in the Hex Valley...[T]hree…boys…age[d]…13 and 14…worked in the vineyards of Royal Mushrooms…and were exposed to poisonous chemicals…[as] [t]hey were not issued with the proper safety gear…[F]armer Hannes Jacobs…has denied any knowledge of a…work stint by children on his farm...“…our client has a very strict labour policy…prohibiting the employment of any child on any basis whatsoever,” wrote lawyer Pierre du Toit. “Our client has launched an internal investigation...” [he further stated]…