Industrial and Commercial Union (I.C.U.) Collection

Title: Industrial and Commercial Union (I.C.U.) Collection
Alternative Title: I.C.U. (South Africa) Collection
Creator: See all item sets with this value I.C.U. (South Africa)
Description: An item set documenting the rise and impact of the I.C.U., the first major trade union for black workers in South Africa. Formed in 1919, the union grew rapidly after the First World War, organising dock workers, farm labourers, and industrial workers across South Africa and neighbouring regions such as Rhodesia.
Date Issued: 1919–1932
Language: English
Type: Text
Subject: Labour Unions -- South Africa -- History; Black Workers -- Political Activity; Trade Unions -- Africa -- History; Anti-Apartheid Movement
Identifier: I.C.U. (South Africa)

The ICU

A booklet detailing the history, organisation, and decline of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) in South Africa during the early 20th century. It covers key events such as the 1919 Cape Town dock strike, the 1920 Port Elizabeth riots, and the organisation of farm workers. It also includes biographical sketches of leaders like Clements Kadalie and Selby Msimang, and discusses the union's relationship with the ANC and the Communist Party.
Abasebenzi basedokisini eKapa

Kule ncwadana sibalisa imbali ende yezitifido zaseKapa. Sibalisa ngezidube-dube zestifido noququzelo lwazo kwi ICU. Okulandelayo, sijonga ekukhuleni kwamandla ezitifido xa zaziququzelwa kumbutho we Cape Town Stevedoring ne Dock Workers Union. Emva Kwemfazwe Yesibini Yehlabathi sibona ubuthathaka bomanyano lwabasebenzi basedokisini kwiminyaka emininzi. Okokugqibela, sibalisa ibali labasebenzi bestifido, ukuzimanya kwabo nemibutho yabasebenzi nokukhula kwabo kwakhona ngowe 1970.