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Scandinavian Transport Workgrs to Boycott South African Goods?

The Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 4, 9 August 1963 · p. 9 of the scan · 213 words

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A London T,U., correspondent has drawn our attention to a report appearing in the July 30th Journal of Commerce, which reads:

"imong items to be discussed at the Scandinavian Transport Workers! Conference at the end of next month is a call for an international boycott on the hmdling of South African Goods as a protest against racial discrimination in that country, The boycott has been proposed by thé Swedish Transport Yorkers! Union as a result of an incident involving 180 tons of South African tinned fruit in the Swedish ship Lommaren." (see last week's Bulletin)" ",....despite the fact that boycott action is in broach of their collective agreement, 33 regular "(Gothenburg)" dockers refused to unload the consignment end it wee Pinally discharged by casual workors,

"} statement by the Swedish Transport Workers' Union stresses tha fact that the boycott in Gothenburg was against the law, and questions the value of "hporadic, unproemeditated action" of this kind in the fight against Apart— heid, The union considera that the only effective way of carrying out a boycott would be on an international scale. However, the union is not taking disciplinary action against the 33 regular doskers and a public fund has been set up to assist thom should they be fined by the Labour Courtese."

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