Feb 12, 2023
ILWU attends South African Conference commemorating the 1973 Durban strikes
By Lallan Schoenstein
Representatives from the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) gathered with union leaders from Namibia and South Africa at a Jan. 26 – 28, 2023, conference in South Africa to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Durban strikes that preceded the formation of South Africa’s powerful trade union movement.
When the ILWU delegation informed G.S. Jim that they wished to build international actions calling for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s freedom on Feb. 16, he offered to organize the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa to mobilize for a mass demonstration at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria.
