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International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA

Date
10 Jun 1977
Updated
10 Jun 2026
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Following the outbreak of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing with the issues in suppressing the aspirations of the people, the Second International Trade Union Conference for Action against Apartheid, Palais des Nations, Geneva, was organised by the Workers' Group of the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Governing Body. The meeting was convened in cooperation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The main aim was discuss the South African situation and what action they needed to take in order to halt what was brewing in South Africa.

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  1. 01Ilo ILOHistory ProjectThe role of the ILO during and ending a partheid [online] Available at: www.ilo.org [Accessed on 10 June 2013]

Last updated · 10 Jun 2026

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012310

South African History Online (2011) 'International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012310 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).

South African History Online, International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012310, (accessed 6 August 2026).

"International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012310. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "International Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012310.

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