ATA MEETING in Geneva last month thetrade union delegates to he International Labour Örgan Inclade 200 million workers in 120 adopted a tough LILICE African regime for making the African majority Foreigners in Eberland The resolution called on workers around the world to take indusfirmas who refused to deal with genuine black trade unions, and to planes, ships. rail and communications to and from South Africa, It further urged Governments to top public and private investment in south Africa by the withdrawal ol crodit guarantees and licences, to cod emigration and tourism, liberation movements.
The problem with this resolution - ike similar satements in the past — is chat it will remain a des letter unless militants at che baseo tions for its implementation. It is has called for a trade union woek of action for the carly part of the new year, and has started propagandising and building lor trade union action within the British warkers movement.
broadest support by socialists and trade union militants in taken up by the movement in other countries. * While the ruling South African Narionalsr Party has Been dicus sire a new scheme fo extend thi phony 'representative" bodler of the coloured and Asian communilies, the real face of the regime way shown in the sentencing of black Sowelo student leader Paul Lango 20 30 Ma Imonsonment on o trumped-up charge of "terrorism".
The fight to free Lango - and order verons of racist repression like the Pretoria 12, similarly charged with terrorism for their alleged danned African Narional Conmust be one of the main aims of the anti aparzheid move. ment in the coming months, and a central demand in the coming trade union week of action. anti-apartheid -THE
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