The report notes farmworkers and children being exposed to pesticides that are banned in the EU and other countries, which have serious health implications.
He welcomes government’s plans to bans certain pesticides, but says the Department of Agriculture needs to clamp down harder.
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All hazardous pesticides that have been banned in their countries of origin should also be banned in South Africa, a United Nations expert has recommended.
Marcos Orellana, who is "UN Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes", visited South Africa in the second half of 2023.
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