Southern African Collections : Excerpts from official documents

Southern African Collections

This file contains a wide range of material from government, business and workers' organisations collected by Hepple during his research (circa 200 sheets). Most have been identified and are listed below: 'Annual report of the Department of Labour 1948';'Annual report of the S.A. Trades and Labour Council, 16-20 July 1951';'Bill to make provision for the registration and regulation of native trade unions' (1947);Diamond Traders Act of 1882;'Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, third annual conference, official report of proceedings, 17-25 Jan. 1923;'International Labour Conference, 1961;Letter from the Divisional Inspector for Labour to the Industrial Council for the Clothing Industry on deductions from wages for native trade union subscriptions, 8 Apr. 1961;Letters from the Transvaal Chamber of Industries concerning its relationship with non-European workers and stoppages of work, 13 Feb. and 29 May 1958;Letter to the Minister of Labour A.E. Trollip from the African Food and Canning Workers, 12 June 1963;'Memorandum on recognition of African trade unions based on discussions at the National Labour Collaboration Council';'Minutes of a meeting of the African Trade Unions Technical Advisory Committee, 17 May 1947, 14 June, 30 July 1947' with 'Programme of work';'Minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Non-European Trade Unions Advisory Committee, 15 Mar. 1947' with 'Provisional constitution';'Minutes of a meeting with the Executive Committee of the S.A.R and H. Bantu Staff Association, 29 June 1959';'Minutes of the meeting with the Executive Committee of the S.A.R. & H. Non-European Staff Association, 28-29 July, 1955;'National Assembly and Senate debates on African trade unions, 20 June 1927, 6 June 1950, 29 Apr. 1959, Feb. 1962, and Aug.- Sept. 1974;People's Defence Fund request for aid following the 1946 African mineworkers' strike;Press release by the National Union of Distributive Workers on the growth of African union membership, 1 Nov. 1962;'Problems of the South African trade union movement', third in a series of unidentified lectures;Question in the House of Assembly by Hepple on the training of Africans in the building trade, 28 Feb. 1950;'Report of the African Mine Workers Union Organising Fund Committee, 1947';'Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into and report upon the causes which led to the partial cessation of the Municipal Sanitary Services at Johannesburg, 6-8 June 1918';'Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the causes of, and occurrences at, the native disturbance at Port Elizabeth on the 23rd Oct. 1920';'Report of the Economic Commission', (1914?);'Report of the Economic and Wage Commission 1925';'Report of the Industrial Legislation Commission, 1935';'Report of the Industrial Legislation Commission, 1951'; 'Report of the Native Economic Commission, 1930-32';'Report of the ninth annual conference of the South African Trades and Labour Council, 10-14 Apr. 1939';'Report of the Select Committee on European Employment and Labour Conditions, 1913';'Report of the Select Committee on the Industrial Conciliation Bill, May 1923';'Report of the Select Committee on the Native Labour Regulation Bill, March 1911';'Resolution of the Fifth Conference of the S.A. Trades and Labour Council, 27 Apr., 1 May 1959';'Resolution of the S.A. Trades and Labour Council National Executive Committee, 1-2 Nov. 1949';'Restriction of right of natives to enter areas under the control of certain urban local authorities, 10 Mar. 1950';'South African Federation of Trade Unions Memorandum on the recommendations of the Industrial Legislation Commission of Enquiry in regard to the recognition, control and guidance of native trade unions';'South African Institute of Race Relations report of a conference with the Minister of Labour on the recognition of African trade unions, 27 Oct. 1943'; 'South African Trade Union Council memorandum on the subject of African trade unions, 1 Aug. 1961;'Speech by Minister of Labour B.J. Schoeman to the Federated Chamber of Industries, Nov. 1954; Speech of Mr. M. Viljoen on the Native Labour Bill, 17 June 1955;Speech on Master and Servants Amendment Bill, 6, 26 Jan. 1926; Speech on Native Administration Bill, House of Assembly Debates, 9, 2 May 1927; Speeches under Minister of Labour's Vote, 12 May 1945; 'Supplementary memorandum submitted to the Wage Board by the African Dairy Workers' Union';Wage Act, 1957; Written reply to a question in the House of Assembly regarding recognition of the Bantu trade unions, 13 Feb. 1962.This file forms part of a series of files, being material collected by Alexander Hepple while researching the history of the trade union movement, specifically African and non-European trade movements. For articles on this subject by Alex Hepple see <a href='/view/MS-RCMS-00199-00002-00004-00001'>RCMS 199/2/4/1</a>, for excerpts from secondary sources see <a href='/view/MS-RCMS-00199-00002-00004-00003'>RCMS 199/2/4/3</a> and for correspondence on this subject see <a href='/view/MS-RCMS-00199-00002-00004-00005'>RCMS 199/2/4/5</a>.Alexander Hepple (1904-1983) was born in Johannesburg on 28 August 1904. He was the leader of the South African Labour Party, 1953-1958, and founder and chairman of the Treasons Trials Defence Fund, 1956-1961, and of the South African Defence and Aid Fund, 1960-1964. With his wife Girlie he established the International Defence and Aid Fund's Information Service in London in 1967, which they managed together until their retirement at the end of 1972. Hepple was the author of 'Verwoerd' (Pelican, 1967) and 'South Africa: a political and economic history' (Pall Mall, 1966), as well as numerous pamphlets and articles on political and trade union affairs in South Africa. He died in Canterbury, England, on 16 November 1983.