African National Congress paper on foreign African labour in South Africa. Covers control of foreign labour, recruitment of foreign labour in the mining industry from 1889-1960, foreign labour and recent developments in the gold mining industry, the present situation of foreign labour in the mines, working conditions, foreign labour in other sectors.
archiveREF R-0111316Revised
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Foreign African labour in South Africa
- Origin date
- 23 March 1978
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Foreign African labour in South Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0111316
South African History Online (2016) 'Foreign African labour in South Africa', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0111316 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, Foreign African labour in South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0111316, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"Foreign African labour in South Africa." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0111316. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Foreign African labour in South Africa." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0111316.
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