SAHO global search

… In 1910 four of the colonies were brought together as the Union of South Africa. The four old colonies became the provinces of the Union, namely the Cape Province, the Orange Free State, the … they were foreigners. These ‘homelands’ were home to the workers and regarded as a pool of cheap black labour. They …

… segregation in South Africa. Since the formation of the Union of South Africa the government had employed racial … a cheap low skilled workforce made up of migrant African workers. These workers lived with their families in the ‘homelands’ and …

… labour from Java. These labourers were the first Muslim workers in Natal. 1860 September, Cemetery sites are set … a total of 4,313. The majority of Indians are indentured workers employed by the City Council. Most of them are housed … Five Pillars and Pakistan News, organ of the International Union of Islamic Service, is founded in Durban. 1952 The …

… when police intervention in clashes between returning workers and boycotting workers results in 19 dead and 30 injured in Benoni, Orlando, … women from all parts of South Africa march on Pretoria's Union Buildings to protest against the imposition of passes …

… School. Immediately after its launch the SSRC decided on a workers’ stay away two days later, on 4 August 1976. On the … Station to demand the release of political detainees. The workers’ response was overwhelming. It was reported that … sent to Angola and then to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union for military training. It is often argued that among …

… From 1942 to 1945 wage differences between white and black workers decreased due mainly to the militancy of black workers during war conditions. The AHI was alarmed by this … trade unions, reversing their earlier opposition to trade union rights. By 1976 the question took on a new urgency …

… about true reform.  Germany and Italy, Zollverein (toll union) in the north German states stimulated unity under … (white) nation, black people were recognized only as workers in farms, mines, factories owned by whites. Thus, … of black South African men were forced to become migrant workers on mines, factories, expanding commercial farms. In …

… Sharpeville and the turn to armed struggle.  The striking workers and their demand for a living wage received much … thousands of pamphlets in support of the strike and the workers’ demandsfor higher wages and their right to form … a major role in the Pietermaritzburg region.  They advised workers to join the GFWBF and later the new unions. The Black …

… politics was dominated by the rivalry between the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States of America. This rivalry … for poor black people to vote. Three civil rights workers, two white and one black man, disappear in … the USSR were engaged in the Cold War. Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike In February 1968, the Memphis Sanitation …

… in which we celebrated the massive Women's March to the Union Buildings in Pretoria 50 years ago. Women throughout … could not find employment in the factories or as domestic workers began to brew beer and sold it to a large number of migrant workers who could not afford to buy the western beer, or to …

… is to address the poor working conditions of African workers. Moses Kotane is elected as one of ten members of an … Congress is the mouthpiece of the African people of the Union of South Africa. All its efforts are and must be … 000 African mineworkers take part. During the strike nine workers are killed and 70 are dismissed. The CPSA’s offices …

… at universities and high schools, as well as young workers. The slogan of SOYA – ‘We fight Ideas with Ideas’ – … When the idea of launching the African Peoples Democratic Union (APDU) – a mass-based movement for the Unity Movement – … Tabata launched APDUSA (the African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa) to replace SOYA. When many of the …

… the Congress of Democrats, and the Food and Canning Workers’ Union were major affiliates that helped run successful … , the Congress of Democrats , and the Food and Canning Workers’ Union were major affiliates of FEDSAW (Govender). …

… of red meat was called for by the Western Province General Workers Unions. A boycott of Colgate was also called for by the Chemical Workers Industrial union. 1980 Cape school boycotts begin. The De Lange …

… as of 01 May 1886. The Federation also recommended to workers organizations under their jurisdiction that they … African Labour Party (SALP) for its neglect of African workers, and urged the white labour movement to begin to think seriously of organising among African workers. His visit inspired a mood of international worker …

… Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in Madras on 10 April with 382 … first ever published dealing with the conditions of Indian workers in Natal, was completed in August 1872. In brief, the … There were complaints of flogging and assaults on Indian workers by their "masters" Indian workers objected to the …

… British and Afrikaners began working on establishing the Union of South Africa, which was accomplished in 1910. … ways of getting round the law. Meanwhile African farm workers struggled to hold on to a land of their own, no … to sharecroppers. By 1936, nearly half of the African workers in towns had migrated from White farms. African …

… General Louis Botha , the current Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa at that time, informed Parliament that … Image source Their first task was to act as dock workers and to unpack the incoming supplies and then move …

… Farm. June 2, In letter to Press, Gandhi said advent of Union was no cause for rejoicing and described it as "a … Bhawani Dayal and Ramnarayan charged with inciting railway workers to create disturbance, sent to gaol. October 15, … promised repeal of £3 tax. Campaign entered new phase. 78 workers struck work, four arrested and sentenced to two weeks …

… The strike begins in Natal 17 October, More than 2000 workers were on strike in Natal and within two weeks, 4000 … Gandhi makes the official statement that he will lead workers out of mine compounds to the borders of the Transvaal … or Hindu) rites, and facilitates the entry into the Union of the wives of Indians already domiciled locally. …

… of the dop system and its lasting effects on Coloured workers, their children, and their wives in addition to … number of farms in the region continue to provide workers with alcohol as part of their conditions of service … of the dop system, alcohol dependency among farm workers continued to play a major role in trapping the farm …

… by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in KwaZulu Natal. When the Union government was established, it simply continued the … to the emerging political dispensation embodied in the Union of South Africa. By the end of the 19 th century, two … the interests of white commercial farmers and white workers. It was also determined to reverse the tide of urban …

… want.” The paper challenged the horrendous conditions of workers, too. It complained that despite the essential role played by the workers in the economy, they were not adequately paid. It also took an interest in female workers and rights. For instance, between 1917 and 1918 the …

… Organisation (SWAPO) and South West Africa National Union (SWANU). The South African United Front advances the … after its dissolution in 1950.  The leaflet calls on workers to rally against the fascist Government and all its … time, to attend the International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties. A few days before to the conference, Dadoo …

… between the European and non-European races of the Union of South Africa. The Act was progressively tightened up … stated in the ANC’s 1949 Programme of Action) and African workers were organised into unions. All of these protests … lines. Although it was initially difficult to organise workers into a multiracial trade union, this was finally …

… French Revolution: On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked … that determined every single person's position and rights. Workers who had long been denied rights and privileges grew …

… (PAC) sympathizing students form the African Students’ Union of South Africa (ASUSA), and those loyal to the … over by BPC. mid-1972, BPC establishes he Black Allied Workers’ Union (Bawu), which evolved out of the Sales and Allied Workers’ Association which was begun by Drake Koka. Bawu set …

… African Students Association (ASA)  African Student Union of South Africa (ASUSA) Durban Students Union Cape Peninsula Student Union Society of Young Africa (SOYA) National Union of South …

… of hostility between the European inhabitants of the Union on the one hand and any other section of the … year old Sarah Carneson joins the SACP . She teaches workers to read and write at the SACP's night school. … 16, Dingane's Day. Johannes Nkosi and 3 other African workers attending a demonstration in Durban are shot, stabbed …

… Apprenticeship Act further disadvantages Africans. Black workers are placed in an inferior position to white workers, and are also denied certain freedoms. 1920 February, … causes continual under funding. 1924 The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) forms to represent …