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History of Labour Struggles and Organisation in South Africa

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Early History 1500-1800

Labour and the Mineral Revolution 1886-1940s

Land, Labour and Apartheid

The resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973

The International Labour Day (May Day)

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People involved in South Africa's Labour history

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Right to Organise Timeline 1500-1994

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Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)

South African Communist Party (SACP)

Amawasha

Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)

Council of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)

Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA)

Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)

National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)

South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)

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Early History 1500-1800

Table of contents:

  • Indian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
  • Convict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
  • Conquest: 1600s-1800s
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