Reprint of a newspaper article "PRETORIA UNIONS BACK DIVESTMENT" by Alan Cowell (December 2, 1985). The article reports that the newly-formed Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the biggest labor federation in the country's history, said in its first policy statement that it supported divestment by American and British companies of their South African holdings. COSATU also called for the resignation of President P. W. Botha, the nationalization of the country's mines, withdrawal of troops from segregated black townships, and the abolition of the so-called pass laws that limit Blacks' access to white areas. The article discusses the Elijah Barayi, Nelson Mandela, the African National...
Reprint of a newspaper article "PRETORIA UNIONS BACK DIVESTMENT" by Alan Cowell (December 2, 1985). The article reports that the newly-formed Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the biggest labor federation in the country's history, said in its first policy statement that it supported divestment by American and British companies of their South African holdings. COSATU also called for the resignation of President P. W. Botha, the nationalization of the country's mines, withdrawal of troops from segregated black townships, and the abolition of the so-called pass laws that limit Blacks' access to white areas. The article discusses the Elijah Barayi, Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC), and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
