The press release includes a quote by Jennifer Davis, Executive Director of The Africa Fund. The press release says Davis announced that a coalition of anti-apartheid organizations, including The Africa Fund, TransAfrica, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and the Washington Office on Africa will be seeking support for the code of principles based on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) code in the next few weeks. The press release says the international campaign for economic sanctions will have achieved its immediate aim when the end of apartheid rule is formalized with the establishment of an interim government in South Africa. The press release says when the...
The press release includes a quote by Jennifer Davis, Executive Director of The Africa Fund. The press release says Davis announced that a coalition of anti-apartheid organizations, including The Africa Fund, TransAfrica, the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and the Washington Office on Africa will be seeking support for the code of principles based on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) code in the next few weeks. The press release says the international campaign for economic sanctions will have achieved its immediate aim when the end of apartheid rule is formalized with the establishment of an interim government in South Africa. The press release says when the ANC and its allies call for the lifting of the sanctions, we urge all supporters of democracy to press home that victory; any investment in South Africa must help build economic justice on the ruins of apartheid. The press release says realizing that the time to lift sanctions is approaching, the million member Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has adopted a new code of conduct for multi-national corporations; the code requires companies investing in South Africa to develop jobs, respect workers rights and environmental constraints, provide decent working conditions and promote affirmative action to redress the legacy of apartheid racism; these are principles also strongly supported by religious and community groups. The press release says we the undersigned, realizing the important role that sanctions have played in the struggle for democracy, pledge to join in building the apartheid free South Africa by supporting a code of conduct based on the COSATU Code as we move to lift sanctions in our communities. The statement discusses ANC (African National Congress), the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and the Washington Office on Africa (WOA).
