South African unions seek end to apartheid

Title

South African unions seek end to apartheid

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:01:51

Description

John Alcock interviews James Motatsi, President of the South African Mine Workers Union at the TUC conference in Bournemouth. He will be taking the TUC gold medal awarded to Nelson Mandela back to South Africa. On the call for the release of Mandela and says apartheid must go completely and soon if violent revolution is to be avoided.

Contributors

John Alcock; James Motatsi

Keywords

Political prisoners; Trade unions; TUC; South Africa; Apartheid; Conferences; Political reform; Civil and political rights; Bournemouth; ANC; Nelson Mandela

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