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Title:South Africa and the ILO: towards a new relationship?
Authors:Erasmus, GerhardISNI
Jordaan, Barney
Year:1993
Periodical:South African Yearbook of International Law
Volume:19
Pages:65-92
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:apartheid
ILO
labour law
Abstract:As an original member of the League of Nations, South Africa automatically acquired membership of the ILO when the organization was founded in 1919. However, the country's racial policies became a focal point of debate within the ILO during 1959, when the first of a series of objections was submitted to the Credentials Committee of the International Labour Conference, calling the credentials of the South African delegation to the conference into question. In March 1964, South Africa withdrew from the ILO, after no less than five initiatives had been launched in 1963 to compel the country to quit the organization. In July 1964, a programme for the elimination of apartheid in labour matters in South Africa was adopted by the International Labour Conference. The political changes which occurred in South Africa after Feburary 1990 resulted in a markedly softer approach towards the country on the part of the ILO, and in May 1994 South Africa rejoined the organization. The new relationship with the ILO contains more than political and diplomatic implications. A well-developed source of legal principles now becomes relevant for international and domestic application and consideration. Notes, ref.
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