In a significant innovation controls similar to pass laws on Africans have been applied to Coloured workseekers in parts of the country. In November 1982 the government introduced legislation under the Illegal Squatting Act of 1951 to restrict the entry of Coloured workseekers into parts of the Northern and Western Cape. Employers in the areas concerned can now take on Coloured workers from outside these areas only if the Department of Community Development is satisfied that 'proper housing' is available for them (CT 8.12.82; Grassroots, January 1983).
Issue 47 · article
Controls on Coloured Workers
Report on the application of pass-law-like controls to Coloured workseekers in parts of South Africa.
