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History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
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- SocialismSocialism is a political and economic ideology aiming to create a society where all…
- The history of Migrant Labour in South Africa Introduction The migrant labour system marks a period in which African men were…
- The Sweet Workers’ UnionThe Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived Women Workers…
- The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)Introduction The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is South Africa's second…
- The Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013According to a study, titled Sleeping giant is stirring: Farmworkers in South Africa, the…
- 2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
- South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU)
- 1973 Durban StrikesIntroduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory,…
- The 1913 Mineworkers’ StrikeIntroduction: Background to the Strike The formation of the Union of South Africa in…
- Marikana Massacre - 16 August 2012On 16 August 2012, the South African Police Service (SAPS) opened fire on a crowd of…
- Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU)The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was founded in 1973. It organised in the…
- Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)The Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU) was established in April 1973 in with the…
- General Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)The General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF) was formed on 9 September 1972 by…
- Commercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)SACCAWU was founded as CCAWUSA (The Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union of…
- Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)The Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of…
- Paper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)The Paper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU) was formed on 31 May 1974 in Springs,…
- South Africa in the 1970sDuring the early 1960s, civil society was disempowered and social movements were…
- The History of May Day in South AfricaThe struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the…
- University Christian Movement (UCM)In July 1967, the University Christian Movement (UCM) held its founding congress in…
- Books and further reading links relating to Right to OrganiseTrouble in Natal - 20 00 Women rioted in Cato Manor over living conditions and government…
- The Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the…
- Land, Labour and Apartheid Land and labour are two very important elements of the economic development of a society,…
- Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940sThe discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of…
- Biographies of Trade Union Activists
- Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was the first South African trade…
- Council of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)During the 1930s there were attempts by African workers to organise and reconstruct all…
- Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)During the 1920s, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its…
- South African Labour historyThere are different ways to tell every story, and the same is true of history. For…