• The Struggle for Legitimacy: South Africa’s Divided Labour Movement and International Labour Organisations, 1919–2019

    Author(s):
    Duncan Money (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Subject(s):
    Labor, History
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Apartheid, ILO, International Labour Organization, labour history, south africa, Labor history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/qrv1-r930
    Abstract:
    Who could be considered a legitimate representative of South Africa’s working class, and even who constituted this class, was bitterly contested during the twentieth century. This chapter examines the struggles for international recognition by the rival constituents of South Africa’s labour movement, which was sharply divided along racial and ideological lines. Initially, the International Labour Organization and other similar bodies formed links with the white-dominated labour movement, which regarded itself as the legitimate representative of all workers in South Africa. This position was successfully contested by emerging black African trade unions who themselves, in the face of fierce repression, competed for financial support made available by various sections of the international labour movement.
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    Pub. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28235-6_17
    Publisher:
    Springer International Publishing
    Pub. Date:
    2019-11-26
    Book Title:
    The Internationalisation of the Labour Question
    Author/Editor:
    Duncan Money
    Page Range:
    383 - 408
    ISBN:
    9783030282349
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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