Franschhoek honours its farm workers
2010-04-08
THE Franschhoek Wine Valley Tourist Association has given recognition to the Franschhoek Vignerons farm workers by awarding the Farm Worker of the Year Award at the 2010 Oesfees at Solms Delta. The aim of the award was to establish role models for farm workers and thus encourage service excellence. In what has become a prestigious annual award, vignerons members were asked to nominate one or more of their farm workers. Members of staff at the participating farms were also given the opportunity to nominate a colleague. Participants were interviewed by an independent panel of judges, and the winner as well as all of the candidates, was awarded a training programme funded by the wine industry, to promote his or her career. The training programme will be completed in consultation with their employers, as well as the panel of judges. A few of the attributes the panel were looking for were dedication, responsibility, knowledge, interpersonal relations and community participation. Jacques Daniels of Franschhoek Pass Winery was the overall winner, who, besides receiving the training programme as part of his prize, also received cash, gift vouchers and a trophy.
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