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Reporting Activities that Harm the Environment

You work for a company that grows vegetables. One of your employers is secretly using a banned pesticide on one of the farms in order to grow more vegetables.

What Can You Do?

You may disclose this information to various persons including: a committee of parliament or of a provincial legislature, the Public Protector, or the South African Human Rights Commission. NEMA helps to protect you against being victimised for blowing the whistle on your employer, provided that you comply with the provisions of NEMA.