brief history of south african labour law presented by john brand
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Brief History of South African Labour Law
Presented by John Brand
INTRODUCTION
• Thanks
• Topic
• Background
• Process
PART 1
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• The discovery of diamonds and gold
• The move from subsistence farming to an industrial
economy
PART 1
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• The need for cheap labour• Low gold ore content• Internationally controlled price of gold
• Problems• Resistance to recruitment• Desertion• Competition driving wages upward
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• Poll tax, Hut tax and the Glen Grey Act of 1894• Force people to earn a wage
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1896 The Pass Laws• 1 year contracts• Exclusion of family• Prohibition of desertion• Control in compounds
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• Central recruitment and migrant labour
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• Central recruitment and migrant labour
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• The maximum average wage system• Drives wages down
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1913 The Land Act
• Dividing the land between white and black (87% to 13%)• Hinders subsistence
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1914 Riotous Assemblies Act• Controlling resistance
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• Introduction of poor whites to undercut white migrants
• Introduction of blacks to undercut whites
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1922 The Rand Revolt• White revolt against black advancement
• 1924 Industrial Conciliation Act• White freedom of association and collective bargaining
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1926 Mines and Works Acts• Job reservation
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1950 Group Areas Act• Residential segregation
• Restricting black traders and professionals
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1950 Suppression of Communism Act• Controlling resistance
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1956 Riotous Assemblies Act• Controlling resistance
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1956 Industrial Conciliation Act• Improving white collective bargaining
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• Bantu education• Restricting black advancement
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1967 Terrorism Act• Controlling resistance
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1976 Durban Strikes
• 1979 Wiehahn Reforms• Mixed unions• Unfair labour practice
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1981 Retreat from Wiehahn• Limiting the unfair labour practice
• 1988 State of Emergency• Controlling resistance
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property• Discrimination
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property• Discrimination• Affirmative action
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property• Discrimination• Affirmative action• Freedom of association
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property• Discrimination• Affirmative action• Freedom of association• Collective bargaining
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1994 The Constitution• Freedom of movement• Right to property• Discrimination• Affirmative action• Freedom of association• Collective bargaining• Unfair labour practice
BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW
• 1995 Labour Relations Act
