10 October 2003
This weekend will see the second leg of activities in the 2003 Red October Campaign of the South African Communist Party (SACP). This campaign was launched at the ZZ2 farm in Limpopo province on 05 October in solidarity with, and in support of the more than 1000 farm workers who were dismissed for demanding compliance with the government's sectoral determination on farm workers.
Western Cape Activities
The activities will start with the holding of the SACP's Western Cape Provincial Council (10h00, 11 October, Community House, Salt River Road, Salt River, Cape Town).
This Council will be attended by 80 delegates from SACP branches across the Western Cape and it will be opened by the SACP Deputy General Secretary, Jeremy Cronin. The Council will adopt a provincial programme of action on the Red October campaign and mobilise SACP structures for the campaign.
The Western Cape Launch of the Campaign will start at 10h00 on Sunday, 12 October through an SACP visit led by Jeremy Cronin to the Old Age Home and Centre of the Disabled in Langa township, Cape Town. This will include a Public Meeting in Langa township which will focus on rights of vulnerable workers, service delivery by the municipality, social security registration and assisting the community of Langa with ID applications. The public meeting will be held at the Langa Sports Complex.
Northern Cape Activities
On 11 and 12 October, the Ruth First (Upington) District of the SACP will hold mass meetings with farm workers in the grape farms along the Orange and Vaal Rivers.
Many farms in this areas have in the past refused permission for entry to trade union organisers and IEC officials.
Already, the SACP in the Northern Cape is working with COSATU and SAAPAWU in dealing with a looming lay-off of workers by the Griekwa Cooperatives workers.
The Northern Cape campaign will also focus on the conditions of domestic workers in the greater Kimberley area and farm-workers in the Vaalharts area.
CONTACT
Xolani Ndongeni - SACP Western Cape Provincial Organiser - 072 290 2153
Chris Matlhako - SACP Northern Cape Provincial Secretary and SACP Central
Committee member - 083 255 8804
OR
Mazibuko Kanyiso Jara (surname Jara)
Department of Media, Information and Publicity
South African Communist Party
P.O. Box 1027, Johannesburg, 2000
3rd floor, COSATU House, 1 Leyds Street, Braamfontein, 2017
Tel - + 27 11 339 3621, Fax - +27 11 339 4244/6880 Cell - +83 651 0271
Email - mazibuko@sacp.org.za