Monday, 27.02.2017

Solidarity Road: The Story of a Trade Union in the Ending of Apartheid

South African trade unions played a key role in the struggle against apartheid. They mobilized workers from various racial backgrounds, and united them in order to challenge subjugation in the authoritarian apartheid political economy.

South African trade unions played a key role in the struggle against apartheid. They mobilized workers from various racial backgrounds, and united them in order to challenge subjugation in the authoritarian apartheid political economy. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Africa will be partnering with the South African Labour Bulletin (SALB) and the Society Work and Development Institute (SWOP) to launch a book on the history of the Food and Canning Workers Union (FCWU). It is authored by Jan Theron, former general secretary of FCWU.

Date: 27 February 2017
Time: 17:00
Venue: Seminar Room, Humanities Graduate Centre, South West Engineering Building, University of Witwatersrand

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Speakers:

Jan Theron, author and former general secretary of FCWU
Devan Pillay, Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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Johannesburg

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