Retype of a fax message dated July 27, 1992 from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) sent to supporters outside South Africa signed by COSATU General Secretary Jay Naidoo. The fax says warm greetings from COSATU at this crucial time of South Africa's pro-democracy mass upsurge. The fax says the COSATU Central Executive Committee, ANC and SACP in league with other democratic formations have taken a decision to embark on rolling mass action "for Peace Democracy and Economic Reconstruction". The fax says the programme of this mass action is based on four sets of interrelated demands: 1. The establishment of Interim Government and democratic elections for the Constituent Assembly....
Retype of a fax message dated July 27, 1992 from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) sent to supporters outside South Africa signed by COSATU General Secretary Jay Naidoo. The fax says warm greetings from COSATU at this crucial time of South Africa's pro-democracy mass upsurge. The fax says the COSATU Central Executive Committee, ANC and SACP in league with other democratic formations have taken a decision to embark on rolling mass action "for Peace Democracy and Economic Reconstruction". The fax says the programme of this mass action is based on four sets of interrelated demands: 1. The establishment of Interim Government and democratic elections for the Constituent Assembly. 2. The levelling of the political playing field including most importantly decisive steps by the regime to end the violence. 3. An end to unilateral economic restructuring and the release of resources to address people's needs. 4. An end to government corruption and state sponsored death squads. The fax says an integral component of the mass action will be a week of unprecedent action including a two day general strike. The fax says at this decisive moment in our struggle for a South Africa free of all forms of oppression, we call on all progressive - minded people to support our action in whatever way possible. The fax says at our Central Executive Committee a number of suggestions were made which we request you to consider e.g. 1. Marching on South African embassies, consulates and trade missions 2. Occupying these institutions 3. Blacking of South African goods 4. Shutting-down of communication with South Africa 5. Sending letters to Deklerk calling on him to resign in favour of an interim government of national unity and agreeing to a democratically elected sovereign Constituent Assembly 6. Pressurizing your government to do the same 7. Acting against transnationals who will victimize workers for their action 8. Placing adverts in major local and South African newspapers in support of our call 9. Sending of delegations to South Africa to monitor the government, police, army and Inkatha behavior during the week of unprecedented action. The fax says we are making this appeal in the profound conviction that you will help us rid the world and our country of the crime against humanity - the scourge of apartheid. The fax discusses the ANC (African National Congress), the SACP (South African Communist Party), the withdrawal of labor, rallies, marches, pickets, demonstrations, occupations, marches, nation assessment meetings, F.W. de Klerk, and National Women's Day.
