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  2. 1973 Durban strikes - Wikipedia

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    The 1973 Durban strikes are widely cited by academics as a turning point in South Africa's industrial relations system as it gave rise to the black trade union movement [10] [3] [2] [11] and was a major step forward in the struggle to build a mass democratic opposition to apartheid which played a central role in the struggle for the ...

  3. Timeline of strikes in 1973 - Wikipedia

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    A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. ... 1973 Durban strikes, part of the Durban Moment in South Africa.

  4. 2021 South African metalworkers strike - Wikipedia

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    South Africa has a sizable automotive industry, which is largely export-oriented. [1] The sector employs approximately 110,000 South Africans. [3] Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, exports and production for the county's automotive industry fell by about one-third, and the industry's proportion of South Africa's total gross domestic product (GDP) fell from 6.4% to 4.9%. [1]

  5. South Africa's largest labour union plans nationwide strike ...

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    South Africa's largest labour union group, with more than a million and a half members, said on Wednesday it would stage a nationwide strike on Feb. 13 over large-scale layoffs at ailing state ...

  6. Category:Labour disputes in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Labour disputes in South Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... 2007 South Africa miners' strike;

  7. 2007 South African public servants' strike - Wikipedia

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    The 2007 South African public servants' strike was a general strike of workers in the public sector of South Africa. It was led by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), which is currently in a labour/political alliance with the governing African National Congress (ANC) party of Thabo Mbeki (since succeeded by Jacob Zuma).

  8. 1946 African Mine Workers' Union strike - Wikipedia

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    The South African Mine Workers' Strike was a labour dispute involving mine workers of Witwatersrand in South Africa. It started on 12 August 1946 and lasted approximately a week. The strike was attacked by police and over the week, at least 1,248 workers were wounded and at least nine killed.

  9. 2014 South African platinum strike - Wikipedia

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    The GDP of South Africa contracted in the first quarter of 2014, pulled down by the steepest drop in mining production (25% of which 19% was directly attributable to the strike) in 50 years. [1] [6] It was the first contraction since 2009. [8] Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook on South Africa to "negative" from "stable". [1]