This paper was apparently circulated at the conference "Legislative and Judicial Approaches to racism in Southern Africa" at New York University (NYU) held on May 11, 1973 sponsored by the Center for International Studies at NYU, and Project Dialogue, a Joint Venture of the Student Advisory Council and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The paper summarizes several legal cases in the U.S. An Indentured Labor Case involves submitting information to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs to prohibit importation of certain mineral products from South Africa. The action is based on Section 307 of the Smoot-Hawley Act, which bars importation of all goods "mined, produced or manufactured...
This paper was apparently circulated at the conference "Legislative and Judicial Approaches to racism in Southern Africa" at New York University (NYU) held on May 11, 1973 sponsored by the Center for International Studies at NYU, and Project Dialogue, a Joint Venture of the Student Advisory Council and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The paper summarizes several legal cases in the U.S. An Indentured Labor Case involves submitting information to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs to prohibit importation of certain mineral products from South Africa. The action is based on Section 307 of the Smoot-Hawley Act, which bars importation of all goods "mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor and/or forced labor and/or indentured labor under penal sanctions." The Rhodesian Chrome Case involves mandatory economic sanctions against the Ian Smith regime in Southern Rhodesia passed by the U.N. Security Council in 1966 and in 1968 which the U.S. violated by Congress passing the Byrd Amendment. The New York Times case involves advertisements of employment opportunities in South Africa run by that paper between October 24 and December 12, 1971. On June 8, 1972, the City of New York Commission of Human Rights (on the complaint of the American Committee on Africa, The African Heritage Studies Association, The Council of Concerned Black Executives, One Hundred Black Men and Judge William H. Booth) filed a complaint against the New York Times for printing these ads. Complainants charged violation of Section B1-7.6 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York which prohibits advertisements "which express, directly or indirectly, limitations specifications or discrimination as to race, color or national origin." A stockholder, Alice Richards, has brought suit against Amax (American Metal Climax, Inc.), a 30-percent owner of Tsumeb mine in Namibia, for continuing to pay taxes to South Africa. The last case involves a challenge before the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) regarding South African Airways' Foreign Air Carrier Permit, based on its employment practices. The document mentions Union Carbide Corporation, Foote Mineral Co., the Black Congressional Caucus, and church groups.
