How South African agricultural exporters demonstrate fair labour and living wage compliance in the DPP. The CSDDD social due diligence requirements that EU supermarkets are already demanding from their SA suppliers.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires large EU companies to conduct due diligence on their supply chains for adverse human rights and environmental impacts. For EU supermarkets and food companies sourcing from South Africa, this means verifying that their South African agricultural suppliers pay living wages, provide safe working conditions, and comply with South African labour law. The CSDDD applies to EU companies with over 1,000 employees and €450 million in net turnover from 2027, and to smaller companies from 2028. Major EU retailers — Tesco, Carrefour, Lidl — are already requiring CSDDD-compliant supply chain data from their South African suppliers.
South Africa's agricultural sector employs approximately 750,000 permanent workers and 500,000 seasonal workers. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) for agricultural workers is currently R27.58 per hour, but the living wage benchmark (calculated by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group) is significantly higher — approximately R7,500 per month for a single adult in rural areas. EU retailers are increasingly requiring their South African suppliers to demonstrate that they pay at least the living wage benchmark, not just the NMW. The National DPP Registry's fair labour module includes a living wage declaration field where farms declare their average wage per worker and compare it to the living wage benchmark.
South Africa's Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) Act requires all employers to register with the Compensation Fund and pay annual assessments. The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) requires employers to register all employees and make monthly contributions. Compliance with COID and UIF is a basic indicator of a legitimate, law-abiding employer. The National DPP Registry requires a SHA-256 hashed COID letter of good standing and a UIF compliance certificate as mandatory components of the agricultural DPP. Without these documents, the registry will not mint a passport — ensuring that only compliant South African farms can export under the registry's forensic shield.
Upload your social compliance document to the Minting Station. The SHA-256 hash is computed client-side in your browser — the raw file never leaves your device unprotected. The hash is your forensic fingerprint: tamper-evident and legally non-repudiable under ECTA 2002.
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