When workers come together and decide to form an organisation to help them at their work, this organisation is called a trade union. But, as we will see it is not always easy to form trade unions, and workers have had a very long struggle to do so.
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The struggle for trade unions
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- August 1984
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- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The struggle for trade unions. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107033
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South African History Online, The struggle for trade unions [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107033, (accessed 22 August 2026).
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South African History Online. "The struggle for trade unions." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0107033.
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