Christopher James Albertyn

Updated: 19 Dec 2019

Summary

trade unionist, Secretary of the Textile Workers Industrial Union, banned person

Christopher (Chris) James Albertyn was banned and restricted to Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He was a Honours graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand. Albertyn served as the Secretary of the Textile Workers Industrial Union in Durban. He was one of those banned in November 1976 along with 22 people involved in black trade unions, or research on black labour, or organisations offering advice and training to black workers. The organisations affected were the Urban Trainig Project (UTP); Industrial Aid Society (IAS); Institute of Industrial Education (IIE); Wages Commission and Western Province Workers Advice Bureau; Trade Union Advisory and Co-ordinating Council (TUACC).

State record

Banning order

Order: Act No. 44 of 1950 Sec. 9 (1)<br><em>Issued Period(s)</em> [1 Nov. 1976 to 31/10/1981]
In force from: 18 November 1976
Until: 31 October 1981

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Christopher James Albertyn. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147309

South African History Online (2019) 'Christopher James Albertyn', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147309 (Accessed: 5 September 2026).

South African History Online, Christopher James Albertyn [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147309, (accessed 5 September 2026).

"Christopher James Albertyn." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147309. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Christopher James Albertyn." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0147309.