There is increasing evidence that the country's migrant labour laws are being used against workers in an attempt to curb union strength.
Archive record
Migrant laws used against workers

- Origin date
- August 1980
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Migrant laws used against workers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0106996
South African History Online (2016) 'Migrant laws used against workers', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0106996 (Accessed: 26 July 2026).
South African History Online, Migrant laws used against workers [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0106996, (accessed 26 July 2026).
"Migrant laws used against workers." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0106996. Accessed 26 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Migrant laws used against workers." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nso/ref/R-0106996.
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