UNREST IN S. AFRICA
Objections to contract (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) WALVIS BAY (South West Africa), Dec. 12. Extra police are being sent to Walvis Bay to cope with unrest among 3000 Ovambo contract labourers, who have said they will not work after Tuesday and have demanded to be sent home. The Ovambos, who work mainly in the port and on the railways, come from northern South-west Africa. They have been protesting against pay and contractlabour conditions, and unrest has been increasing. Arrangements are being made to start sending them back to their territory on Wednesday. The present contract system allows an Ovambo to come to Walvis Bay from his homeland for a maximum of 18 months—-one year is the usual period. He may not bring his wife or family, and apart from those who work as domestic servants, he is housed in a large municipal compound on the outskirts of Walvis Bay. Only half the peak total of Ovambos are in the port now. because the pilchard canning factories in Walvis Bay are closed for the off-season.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32788, 13 December 1971, Page 17
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