1. Brief History of South African Labour Law Presented by John Brand

2. INTRODUCTION Thanks Topic Background Process

3. PART 1 BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW The discovery of diamonds and gold The move from subsistence farming to an industrial economy

4. 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

5. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW Poll tax, Hut tax and the Glen Grey Act of 1894 Force people to earn a wage

6. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1896 The Pass Laws 1 year contracts Exclusion of family Prohibition of desertion Control in compounds

7. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW Central recruitment and migrant labour

8. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW Central recruitment and migrant labour

9. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW The maximum average wage system Drives wages down

10. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1913 The Land Act Dividing the land between white and black (87% to 13%) Hinders subsistence

11. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1914 Riotous Assemblies Act Controlling resistance

12. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW Introduction of poor whites to undercut white migrants Introduction of blacks to undercut whites

13. 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

14. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1926 Mines and Works Acts Job reservation

15. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1950 Group Areas Act Residential segregation Restricting black traders and professionals

16. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1950 Suppression of Communism Act Controlling resistance

17. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1956 Riotous Assemblies Act Controlling resistance

18. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1956 Industrial Conciliation Act Improving white collective bargaining

19. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW Bantu education Restricting black advancement

20. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1967 Terrorism Act Controlling resistance

21. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1976 Durban Strikes 1979 Wiehahn Reforms Mixed unions Unfair labour practice

22. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1981 Retreat from Wiehahn Limiting the unfair labour practice 1988 State of Emergency Controlling resistance

23. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution

24. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement

25. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement Right to property

26. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement Right to property Discrimination

27. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement Right to property Discrimination Affirmative action

28. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement Right to property Discrimination Affirmative action Freedom of association

29. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1994 The Constitution Freedom of movement Right to property Discrimination Affirmative action Freedom of association Collective bargaining

30. 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

31. BRIEF HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW 1995 Labour Relations Act