Forty years ago during January and February 1973 mass strikes by African workers in Durban broke out in protest against low wages. In total 61,000 workers went on strike. The strikes were relatively peaceful with only two major confrontations between police and workers. Noone was killed. However, without the strength of unions behind them, workers struck for short periods. Three quarters of strikes were less than three days and the longest one lasted seven days.
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