SAHO global search

… for the Natal Colony to introduce Indians as indentured labour, with labourers having the option to return to India … effect to Law No. 12 of 1872. 1874 At a time of extreme labour shortage, the Cape Colonial Government investigates the possibilities of importing labour from India or China for the construction of a railway, …

… views of various stakeholders. 22 March, The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act 2 (LTA) is passed. The Act aims to provide “for security of tenure of labour tenants and those persons occupying or using land as a result of their association with labour tenant and to provide for the acquisition of land and …

… carry Passes since 1709. Farmers at the Cape ran short of labour during the first British occupation of the southern … (VOC) supplied fresh food to passing ships using slave labour to stock up the refreshment station. They could still … turned to the indigenous Khoikhoi people to fill the labour gap. Local farmers began employing more local Khoikhoi …

… were in various forms of sharecropping accords and labour tenancy contracts they were not eager to forego. For … The reason was that agricultural enterprise was labour intensive at this stage. African sharecroppers, many of whom were polygamous, had control over family labour which was critical in securing sharecropping accords. …

… [SACP, CODESA 1 and 2] Reverend H.J (Allan) Hendrickse [Labour Party of South Africa, CODESA 1 and 2] MR Peter Hendrickse [Labour Party, Daily Management Committee) Major-General B … Reddy [Solidarity Party, CODESA 1 and 2] MR I.M. Richards [Labour Party, CODESA 2] A.C. Routier [NP, CODESA 1] MR C …

… Black people needed employment and white people needed labour in order to increase productivity and boost the … cities in search of jobs. It also caused an increase in labour force to the cities which led to the formation and later rapid growth of labour movements.  In the 1980s the apartheid government, …

… newspapers, writers and artists and the Liberal and Labour parties. British public opinion was overwhelmingly … were more forthcoming, and in December 1959 the Labour Party and the Trades Union Congress, the vast union … at Trafalgar Square after the march, and speakers included Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell, Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe, and …

… Displacement The Mfengu and the Eastern Cape Refugees and Labour Consequences of the Mfecane Political Transformation … that the roots of the conflicts lay substantially in the labour demands of Portuguese slave traders operating from … to Réunion in 1827-1828 alone. This external demand for labour exacerbated demographic disruption in affected …

… began in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labour Model.  This was the original model of colonialism … the forces of colonial intrusion, slavery and forced labour for extended periods. Others, however, such as the … the Cape, Van Riebeeck first attempted to get cattle and labour through negotiation, but as soon as these negotiations …

… and Indian people, ensuring the provision of a cheap labour source and enforcing the segregation of South … Act of 1952 was used as a mechanism to distribute African labour in such a way that White commercial agriculture was guaranteed adequate supplies of labour despite increasing levels of impoverishment in the …

… earnest launch COSATU's campaign against outsourcing and labour brokering. The committee also advocated for steering … 7 March: COSATU stages various protest marches against labour brokering and against e-tolling of roads. An estimated … 16 April: COSATU issued a notice under section 77 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) for workers to be able to engage …

… the creation of the Bantustans, the ravages of the migrant labour system and the pass laws have left an indelible mark … While acting as reservoirs of cheap and largely male labour, these communal areas were also 'dumping grounds' for … (the elderly, women, and children) deemed surplus to the labour needs of the White economy. The resolution of the land …

… the Basotho, the Zulus and the Boers. We explore changing labour patterns and slavery. We look at expanding frontiers …

… did not arrive immediately and the refreshment station’s labour requirements resulted in Van Riebeeck’s orders being … Europeans regarded the Khoikhoi to be inferior and a ready labour pool. The Khoikhoi attempted to regain their territory … community. Eventually they were also employed as seasonal labour and cost farmers less as they were not held …

… led, hosted and supported many campaigns which vary from labour related issues to non-labour related issues. In 1994, the ‘Basic Condition of … the most vulnerable working class: domestic, farm workers, labour broker workers and women. It looked at improving …

… Was the system of indentured Indian labour "a new system of slavery"?as Hugh Tinker entitles his … as slaves. The men were imprisoned and assigned to hard labour, where most of them died, while the conquerors … indentured Indian because he voluntarily contracted his labour for a specific period, and under specific conditions, …

… of Trade Unions (SACTU) . 1953 Introduction of the Native Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act. Becky Lan, General … banned. October, Dissolution of the South African Trades & Labour Council (SAT & LC). 1955 South African Congress of … African workers to boycott the machinery of the Native Labour Act. Lucy Mvubelo breaks ties with South African …

… make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold mining was labour intensive and, as a result, attracted more labour away from the countryside to Johannesburg. It was also … black people should be followed within another context of labour competition in South Africa. In the countryside, most …

… began in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labour Model.  This was the original model of colonialism … the forces of colonial intrusion, slavery and forced labour for extended periods. Others, however, such as the … rice, books, muslins etc. Source: chrislayson.com Changing Labour Patterns: the slave trade and it abolition Slavery …

… own crops. The able-bodied who could work, could exchange labour for food or buy mealie meal at a cheaper price. The … for Native Affairs permits the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association to recruit mining labour from the concentration camps. Simultaneous to the …

… the massive sizes of the plantations needed more and more labour. Work on the tobacco plantations required slaves. The … land and how to cultivate. The slaves provided sufficient labour force to produce the demanding crop on the rice … plantations was a burdensome task. Reasons for using slave labour Slavery expanded as trade and industry increased. This …

… in the bantustans. We have suffered from migrant labour that has caused our family life to collapse. We have … segregation and exploitation through the migrant labour system is huge and complex. The countryside was … protected White commercial agricultural sector and a cheap labour force. Today about 55 000 White farmers own virtually …

… of apartheid were also draining the economy. * The skilled labour shortage: There was a serious shortage of skilled labour, which caused the economy to suffer. There were not … modern industry. Racial colour bars meant that skilled labour was reserved for white workers only. The shortage of …

… so-called free-burghers); the second was to employ slave labour to solve the rising labour demands of the growing colony and the third was to … lead inexorably to an ever-increasing lust for land and labour, as the competing and often conflicting interests …

… Division of labour: gender-based activity: men Work within the African …

… industrialization and increasing demands for cheap migrant labour”¦” (Giliomee: 2007) June, A Non-European Convention is … click here . April, The National Party and South African Labour Party conclude an electoral pact to challenge General … addresses the Native Conference on the government’s labour policy. The meeting is attended by John Dube, Selope …

… passes Law 14 of 1859  allowing the Government to import labour from India. 1860 16 November, The first batch of …

… Escombe was of the opinion that the planters should import labour at their own expense. However, the planters rejected … of 15 000 Indian labourers for Natal. Demand for Indian labour had increased considerably since they were now … the Natal Indian Trust Board were: The antagonism of the Labour Party, which was strenuously opposed to any increase …

… Industries initially depended on White and Coloured labour, but later, during the 1930s and 1940s, Africans were … political mobilisation was closely linked to its labour history. In order to understand how Port Elizabeth … developed into a politicised area, one has to examine the labour history. …