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The Fight Against Contracting Out, Privatization, Imperialism and The Crisis of Unions In South Africa and Namibia
July 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Free
Zoom event
With Trade unionists from South Africa and Namibia
This panel will hear about the struggle of workers and the people of South Africa and Namibia, and the fight against privatization, union busting and xenophobia.
Over 1500 migrants in South Africa as a wave or murderous assaults are taking place blaming these migrants for the economic crisis caused by a courupt capitalist government that is handing the country over to the billionaires.
The massive privatization of rail, shipping, ports and transit has helped weaking the entire trade union movement.
In Namibian, there is a massive union busting drive at the Husab and the Rossing mines owned by Chinese public companies and there is massive contracting out at other companies throughout Namibia bringing back apartheid conditions.
Speakers:
Marcia Kauatjitotje – Fired Namibian Union Leader At Husab Worker At Eagle Security, Member of MASWU
Lourens Ricarto Soroseb – Fired Namibian Husab Steward Worker At Husab Mine
Andile Nyembezi – Simunye Workers Forum, CWAO
Patrick Bond – University of Johannesburg Political Economist and Activist On Climate and Against Privatization
SA strike of workers at CHEP SA owned by Australian Multi-national Brambles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqGmtDsDxXE