# South African sugar farmers face labour shortage as migrant workers leave

https://mins.news/en/video/59356

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-15 13:47 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1wXZWCdo5E

> Sugar cane farmers in KwaZulu-Natal say a severe labour shortage is threatening the harvest after thousands of mainly undocumented migrant workers left South Africa amid rising anti-migrant sentiment and violence. Farmers warn that output could decline, forcing imports and hurting a major export industry, while unions say South Africans are willing to do the work but are being overlooked.

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