"It was very dusty.. the sweat dripping of the end of your nose by time you were half way through, then when you were coming home you didn't have energy to have a wash properly.."

"In the South African context, it's important not to force people to do things. It's about wooing people, building trusting relationships and winning over their confidence."

The attitudes and behaviour of supervisors are major barriers to progress on workers' rights.

I remember Phillipina saying to me: "We try, try, try. We never give up."