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COSATU says RDP must be implemented

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's major union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, has vowed to do everything it can to ensure that the ANC's Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) is implemented. COSATU

Unemployment white paper: winners and losers

By Chow Wei Cheng The government's long-awaited white paper, optimistically titled "Working Nation", has promised to cut unemployment to 5% by the turn of the century by implementing "reforms" in the labour market and in industry which will cost

... and ain't i a woman?: So much for independence

So much for independence "The independence of the Australian woman is now official", declared the Sydney Morning Herald on May 5. And how do we know? According to the government's white paper, women may now receive their unemployment benefit or

Dirty tricks in PSU national election campaign

By Steve Rogers CANBERRA — Incumbent national officials in the Public Sector Union have embarked on a campaign of red-baiting and dirty tricks prior to national union elections in mid-May. The cause of their concern is a campaign being run by

'Jobs, houses, education, peace: the acid test!'

Here, slightly abridged, we reprint the text of the victory speech of South African president-elect Nelson Mandela, delivered in Johannesburg on May 2. Fellow South Africans, this is indeed a joyous night. We are delighted by the overwhelming

Sydney: Pigsty 2000?

Sydney: Pigsty 2000? The Waste Crisis Network (WCN) warns that Sydney is at risk of becoming a "pigsty" by the year 2000. The latest issue of the Waste Crisis Quarterly, the network's newsletter, points out that Sydney's waste levels have risen

No help to industry — Democrats

No help to industry — Democrats The white paper fails almost totally to mention, let alone address Australia's structural problems, according to the Democrats. "It started life as an industry statement, but a sandwich shop got in the way

National women's strike in Germany

Thousands of women took part in Germany's first national women's strike on International Women's day. From Bochum, MARY MERKENICH reports on the activities of the German women's movement. On May 28, 1993, the Constitutional Court, the highest

Anti-union repression exposed

Anti-union repression exposed Repression of trade unionists is increasing worldwide, with 92 killed last year, says the International Federation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in a report published on April 28. The report says that some 2300 trade

A voice that shames those who are silent on Timor

By John Pilger Last month Prime Minister Paul Keating launched a "trade and cultural promotion" with Indonesia. Surrounded by businessmen and representatives of the arts, Keating made an extraordinary speech that was praised in the Australian

Socialists oppose $10 a week jobs

Socialists oppose $10 a week jobs "The government's white paper does not create any permanent jobs. Instead, it hands billions of dollars to business. This is a direct transfer of social security payments into the pockets of employers", says

People's Democratic Union launched in Jakarta

By M. Bandung in Jakarta and Max Lane One hundred students, workers and farmers crowded into the offices of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) on May 2 for the launch of Indonesia's first campaigning democratic organisation, the People's