In 2007, this
research culminated in the publication of a report - Sexual Harassment: Is it Really a Problem on Farms? Report of a fact-finding survey of farm workers conducted in 2006  - which concluded that, when compared to their male counterparts, women farm workers occupy subordinate positions because of their gender, and are more likely than men to be hired as seasonal contract workers. The study found that sexual harassment - ranging from offensive remarks to sexual assault or rape - was widespread, particularly amongst younger women and girls. There are currently no policies being implemented to address these egregious rights abuses.

As part of the 2007
Global Development Awards and Medals Competition, REACH’s report was short-listed as one of the top five finalists under the Women’s Rights, Security and Development:
Challenges and Opportunities category. This has presented the organization
with the opportunity to further elevate the concerns and needs of women rural
farm workers, who as a particularly vulnerable group are subject to low wages,
high levels of job insecurity, poor living conditions and limited access to
health and legal services. We congratulate REACH on its research and hope that
the organization will use this opportunity to build on its previous successes,
and to raise awareness and promote solutions to the labor rights abuses faced
by women in rural farm worker communities in South Africa.