When money trumps human ethics

Doing business with Koolachem was the biggest mistake of my life.

We had an agreement that they have still not delivered.

I would work on the farm for free for one year Koolachem would Feed me as well as their son eats Fix my backie Get me electronics to launch my product Farm vehicle Replacement of all tools, clothes and shoes damaged. I was not issued work clothes hence they would replace. Enough petrol to travel away from farm due to isolation problems Build me a building to stay in

I have stayed in a container for the entire contract.

My backie is broken so can't leave farm.

My illegal farm vehicle with no licence nearly caused my death. The back wheel came of in its entirety rolling down the hill almost hitting cars while the backie almost went into the barrier next to a big drop.

Alex Hull at Koolachem used to play with my food money. Stalling it so I could go hungry. 13 days in total.

They left me without water for three weeks having to use the stream to wash....

I used to be phoned, messaged all hours of the day and night causing me to now have a sleeping problem. From 22:00 till 4:00 am. They harrassed me but I couldn't leave the farm. No petrol or vehicle broken...

They did not honour my electronics for my business so have got nothing.

They replaced my Hitech buffalo uppers boot costing R1800 with Rebel work boots that are too narrow for my feet.

They hounded me for months to to stay beyond my contract.

Koolachem supply Shield Chem with wholesale cream. Shield cream bottle for Clicks, Spar, Dischem and Crazy store. Koolachem has the CANSA brand.

CANSA, Clicks, Spar, Dischem and Crazy store all endorse companies that treat people unethically.

I have contacted them begging, imploring for help.

They have all turned a deaf ear on the unethical treatment by their suppliers.

No food for tomorrow. This isn't a good farm. This a tree farm for your future mosquito cream.

I want nothing to do with this farm as Alex let slip, that, due to the high number on trees per hectare, the ground will loose productivity after 5 years. They sign 5 year agreements with farmers and then the farmers land is pretty useless unless there is a massive investment. This is a big con.

The irony is CANSA have an ethics department but seem to prefer money.

I don't want people to loose, get hurt...just want Koolachem to be ethical.

How ethical are companies like Clicks, Spar, Crazy store and Dischem that they willfully turn a blind eye. If one goes down this path, I guess its a slippery slide downhill.

Bobby Aitken