African Laborers Strike, Namibia, 1971-1972 by Megan Archer https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya Group 1 en-us 2018-11-05 14:43:30 UTC 2018-11-12 01:53:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. General Conflict Situation - Megan Archer marcher2015 https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/300509606
  • "contract labor system... a 'form of slavery'" (207)
    • Transportation
    • Train (209)
    Terrain & Geography
    • part desert(206)
    • mining for copper, lead, diamonds... (206
    Communications
    • letters read in churches (207)
    • families were often separated for 2/3 of a lifetime for work (207)
    Governing Regime
    • South Africa controlled South-West Africa (206)
    Judicial System
    • International Court of Justice
    Economic System
    • half of the economy was based on the mining industry (206)
    • Had to work outside of "homeland" in order to afford taxes (206)
    Demographics
    • Population of 750,000 (206) - Ovambos 344,000 & Europeans 90,000
    • 13,000-22,000 African workers went on strike (205)
    Control of Economic Resources & Life Support
    • workers paid according to class (based of physique)
    • Police Zone- employee had no say on jobs and living conditions (207)
    ]]>     2018-11-05 15:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/300509606     6. Dependency Balances - Megan Archer marcher2015 https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/301821851
  • Ovambos had to work to pay required taxes (206)
  • Mining was the countries largest industry (206)
  • "The country's economy further suffered from a 'chronic labor shortage'" (215)
    • ]]>     2018-11-07 22:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/301821851     5. Third Parties - Iliana Buttimer ibuttimer2013 https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/301897793 South African Prime Minister John Vorster (207)
    Dutch Reform Church (207)
    Jan de Wet (208)
    G. White (209)
    Mr. M. C. Botha (210) 
    United Nations Council for Namibia (211) 
    Mr. Nangutuula (212)
    Dr. Kurt Waldheim (214)]]>     2018-11-08 05:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/301897793     4. Nonviolent Struggle Group - Laurel Abrams laurela21 https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302013060 -African leaders wrote to the International Court Decision (207)
    -Food Boycott (208)
    -Residents refused to go to work which affected everyone (208)
    - 14 strike leaders arrested (209)
    -Policemen were collaborating with Ovambos (209)
    -"...December 15, 640 workers walked off the job) (209)
    -Strikers asked  for new pass system (211)
    -Contract labor system violated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (211)]]>     2018-11-08 12:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302013060     3. Opponent Group - Justine Bristol https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302365718 -Oppressive labor-control system(205)
    -United Nations General Assembly (206)
    -International Court of Justice
    -South-west Africa Native Labour Association
    -Police (207)
    -Prime Minister Vorster(208)
    -Jan de Wet(208)
    -Klein Aub copper mine(209)
    -Kombat mine(209)
    -Grootfontein's municipal compound and hospital(210)
    -Uis Tin Mine(210)
    -Rosh Pinah Mine(210)
    -Iron Steel Corporation of South Africa(210)
    -South African Government(212)


    ]]>     2018-11-08 22:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302365718     2. Issues and Objectives- Cedric Barnes barnesc2015 https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302376649 issue: In Namibia, there was an oppressive labor control system that classified workers by physique and age to work for 12-18 months straight with a $4.95 to 13.20 monthly wage and families were separated 2/3 of the year. (207)

    Objective: The goal was to abolish the contract labor system and to do that they had a nationwide strike.]]>     2018-11-08 23:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marcher2015/zi3g951u5wya/wish/302376649