On Thursday reports indicated that most Western Cape farmworkers were back at work for the time being, with the exception of De Doorns, where thousands of people took to the streets in the afternoon. Cosatu has said the week-long suspension of the strike is to give negotiations a chance, and improve relations with farmers; Agri SA continues to insist that farm-specific negotiations are the way forward, while the CCMA wants district-level negotiations. For their part, farmers say the issues are being presented over-simplistically. By REBECCA DAVIS.