The story of Jane G

Cape Action League (C.A.L.)

Title: The story of Jane G
Creator: Cape Action League (C.A.L.)
Subject: Champion, A W G (Allison Wessels George), 1893-1975
Subject: Capitalism -- South Africa
Subject: Civil rights movements -- South Africa
Subject: Trade Unions -- South Africa
Subject: Labour unions -- South Africa
Date Issued: 1989
Date: 1989
Type: book
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60143
Identifier: vital:27741
Description: Jane G, first appeared as a series in Solidarity, the mouthpiece of the Cape Action League. The series was read by activists in community, student, youth and worker organisations. At the request of readers, the Cape Action League decided to publish the series as a booklet. The book is written in easy English in order for it to be used by workers and their allies as an instrument for active struggle against all forms of oppression and exploitation. The story of Jane G has its roots in the daily experiences of an ordinary black working mother living in South Africa/Azania. She is the mother you meet at the bus stop, meet in the taxi, talk to at the corner shop or prayer meeting. In this series, Jane G’s struggle is typical of the millions of workers suffering a similar fate in our country. Jane speaks of the hardship she faces under the exploitative cycle of earning low wages and paying high rents. The burden of working long hours and paying high prices for basic food in order to look after her family. She finds relief by joining the Clothing Workers’ Union which organises workers at the Rex-Tex factory where she works.
Format: 27 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Rights: Cape Action League (C.A.L.) Media Collective
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

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