Brochure produced as part of a campaign against the Krugerrand, the world's best-selling gold coin which is mined, minted and marketed by the South African government. The labor conditions under which the gold is mined are appalling; because of South Africa's infamous 'pass laws' and racial restrictions, most of the miners live in huge, barrack-like, company-controlled compounds far from their families, and they face very dangerous working conditions. The Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) has met individually with almost all major Krugerrand dealers in the metropolitan Detroit area. The brochure discusses H.R. 1460, S. 635, Congressman Conyers, Congressman Crockett, Congressman Wolpe,...
Brochure produced as part of a campaign against the Krugerrand, the world's best-selling gold coin which is mined, minted and marketed by the South African government. The labor conditions under which the gold is mined are appalling; because of South Africa's infamous 'pass laws' and racial restrictions, most of the miners live in huge, barrack-like, company-controlled compounds far from their families, and they face very dangerous working conditions. The Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) has met individually with almost all major Krugerrand dealers in the metropolitan Detroit area. The brochure discusses H.R. 1460, S. 635, Congressman Conyers, Congressman Crockett, Congressman Wolpe, Senator Levin, Senator Riegle, sanctions, the Maple Leaf, Detroit TransAfrica, the Free South Africa Movement, Michigan Lawyers Against Apartheid, Detroit NAACP, UAW (United Automobile Workers), the Detroit Urban League, the AFL-CIO, the United Methodist Church, the American Lutheran Church, the National Lawyers Guild, the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the Detroit City Council, and the U.S. Peace Council. • WHY TARGET THE KRUGERRAND? • GOLD MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA • Krugerrand Dealers Invited To Talk • The Alternative To The Krugerrand • WHAT YOU CAN DO • KRUGERRAND CAMPAIGN ENDORSERS
