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CLRRG interviews, University of Natal

Literature › Primary sources

Kind interviews oral history
Producer CLRRG
Coverage 1983-1984
Works using it 1

Debates

Debate Works
Cheap labour thesis and the function of the reserves 1
Liberal vs revisionist: was apartheid functional or dysfunctional for capitalist growth? 1
The state and capital: instrumentalism, autonomy and fractions of capital 1
Unemployment: causes, measurement and labour market institutions 1
Worker consciousness, strikes and conflict on the mines and shop floor 1

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Sitas et al. (1984) CLRRG (Community and Labour Relations Research Group, University of Natal) interviews, discussion papers and Trade Union Research Project 1983-1984 Source of worker case-study biographies (J.S., H., F., J., G.) and poverty-line calculations.
Sitas et al. (1984) Interviews with veteran trade unionists, union officials and employers (e.g. H. Bolton, A. Temba, MAWU General Secretary, Khumalo, Khanyile, firm respondents F2, M2, M3, C2) 1983-1984 Supports claims on cheap labour history, union impact, retrenchment bargaining, and employer attitudes.