The Act was to provide for the prevention and settlement of native labour disputes and for the regulation of conditions of employment of natives; to amend the Industrial Conciliation Act, 1937, and to provide for other incidental matters
Archive record
Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953

- Origin date
- July 1991
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113205
South African History Online (2016) 'Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113205 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113205, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113205. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0113205.
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