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British labour conditions in South Africa condemned

Date
6 Mar 1974
Updated
30 Sep 2019
British labour conditions in South Africa condemned

The British Parliamentary Report on Black Labour Conditions indicated that 63 of the 141 British companies investigated have been paying African workers below the relevant poverty line. New British Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main recommendations. They were: the British government should initiate a new code of practice for British firms operating in South Africa; British companies should pay African workers no less than the minimum effective level; and British companies should encourage the lawful development of collective bargaining.  

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). British labour conditions in South Africa condemned. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012208

South African History Online (2011) 'British labour conditions in South Africa condemned', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012208 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).

South African History Online, British labour conditions in South Africa condemned [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012208, (accessed 6 August 2026).

"British labour conditions in South Africa condemned." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012208. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "British labour conditions in South Africa condemned." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012208.

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