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Portland Observer, September 18, 1986, Page 9 South Africa threatens to expelí Black migrants: Another boomerang? The South A frican government's threat to expel the entire foreign Black mtgran’ labor force should the West ern powers enforce economic sanc tions against the apartheid regime is yet another desperate attempt to ease the mounting international pressure on Pretoria to abandon its apartheid policy. “ I f the th re a t is im p le m e n te d , it w ould have a c rip p lin g im pact on the m in in g in d u s try , the m am source o f foreign exchange for the governm ent,'’ says M r. F ion de V le ttcr, o f the Inter na tion al M ig ra tio n fo r E m p lo ym e n t B ran ch o f the In te r n a tio n a l L a b o r Organization (ILO). R o u g h ly 40 pe rcen t o f a ll m ine w o rk e rs in S o u th A f r ic a are B lack m ig ra n ts, m a in ly fr o m n e ig h b o rin g countries o f A ng ola. Botswana, Leso th o , M a la w i, M o z a m b iq u e , S w a z i land, Z am bia and Z im b a b w e . W hile the large n u m b e r o f jo b le ss B lacks in S o u th A fr ic a co n s titu te s a re a d y made reservoir o f m an po w er fo r the m ining com panies, the abrupt de pa r ture o f m igrant miners w ould seriously disrup t p ro d u c tio n and fu rth e r dam age S o u th A f r ic a 's recession hit economy. A c c o rd in g to latest o f f ic ia l d a ta , the number o f registered foreign Black m ig ra n t w o rke rs in S o u th A fr ic a in 19X4 totaled some 350,000. The largest gro up came fro m L esotho (138,000), w ith M ozam bique nationals co n stitu t ing the second largest (60,000) Zambia has the smallest num ber o f its n a tio n als w o rk in g in S o u th A fr ic a (743 in 1983) w ith Z im ba bw e constituting the second smallest group (7,500 in 1984). The vast m ajority o f the migrants work in the gold and coal mines, about 190,000, according to the last count They represent a well-trained and skilled labor force which the mine operators would find some difficulty in replacing from local sources. Nevertheless, there has been a p ro gressive decline in the num ber o f m i g ra n t w o rk e rs e m p lo y e d in S ou th A fric a . B la ck m ig ra n ts in the early '70s constituted some 80 percent o f the mine workers. T oda y they fo rm only about 40 percent o f the la b o r force. Barring any p o litic a l in te rv e n tio n by the S ou th A fr ic a n g o v e rn m e n t, the number o f Black m igrants seems like ly to d ro p g ra d u a lly , th ro u g h re tire ment or fo r other reasons. The recruit ment o f novices by the mine operators is to d a y largely fr o m w ith in S o u th A fric a (about 10 percent) w ith a p ro gressive re d u c tio n in the in ta k e o l novices fro m n e ig h b o rin g co u n trie s (3 to 4 percent). But this slow dow n o f Black m ig ra tio n to S outh A fric a n mines has had its repercussions in neighboring states; where the level ot unem ploym ent is a l ready high. The In te rn a tio n a l I abor O rg a n iza tio n is c u rre n tly engaged in m ap ping out the sk ills p r o file o f re turning m igrants in an e ffo rt to adapt their skills to the domestic labor scene. A n o ffs h o o t o f th is p ro g ra m is the la u n c h in g o f som e p ro je c ts such as road b u ild in g in L e s o th o a im ed at a b so rb in g e x -m in e w o rk e rs . A t the same tune, the II O has launched p ro gram s to help p o te n tia l m ig ra n ts in getting a clearer idea o l th e ir rig hts, through extensive briefin gs and other educational activities But a mass ex pulsion o f all m ig ra n t laborers w o uld put a severe strain on the resources o f the neighboring states. W hile the significant albeit declining o u tflo w o f m ig ra n ts to South A fric a is in a large measure a reflection o f the bleak e m p lo y m e n t pro spe cts in the home co u n trie s o f the m ig ra n ts , the fact remains that m igrant workers, like other Blacks hi South A fric a , continue to be discrim inated against, in wages, living conditions and other benefits. For instance, the average monthly earnings o f a B la ck m in e w o rk e r in South A frica is just over 252 rands. The white mineworker’s wages aver aged some 1,377 rands in the go ld mines and 1.4 3 1 rands in coal mines (1982) co m p a re d to 252 rands fo r a Black miner engaged in the gold mines and 265 rands in the coal mines. W hite apprentices em p lo ye d u n d e rg ro u n d received 483 rands (1983) compared to 147 rands paid to Black trainees. These wage differentials between the w hite and Black employees in South A fr ic a 's m in in g in d u s try do not tell the whole story. I he Black worker suf fers fro m a variety o f other fo rm s o f discrim ination, the most blatant being jo b reservation. Lhe m ining industry is the last sector where d is c rim in a to ry la b o r le g is la tio n s till exists, lim itin g "scheduled persons" which bv de fini lion excludes all Blacks Lhe jo b re s e rv a tio n p ra c tic e has re s tric te d d e ve lo p m e n t o l a s k ille d B lack la b o r fo rc e , b lo c k e d p r o m o tions, and u n d e rm in e d safety in the mines A recent comprehensive mves ligation o f safety commissioned bv the black N a tio n a l I m on ot M in e w o rk e r s ( N U M ) fo u n d that accidents are not sim p ly the result o f the de p th o f m in in g , but a lso a r e fle c tio n o f the way w o ik is organized M uch ot the p ro d u c tiv e and supervisory tasks ot white nunew orkers w itti blasting cer tificates (not obtainable bv Blacks) are carried out by Black "te a m leaders", the N l ’M noted. A lth o u g h these team leaders have de lacto responsibility lo r safety, they have no form al training ot tlx- necessary authority to deal w ith se rious hazards Another cause tor con cern ab ou t safely is the tendency on the part o f the w h ite m iners to push their (B lack) teams at a pace eridang ering then safety — simply because- o f their desire to earn higher pro d u ctio n bonuses. The Black miners are lim ited to a p ro d u c tio n bonus ceiling o f one- third o f the average basic pay while the w h ite m iners have no ce ilin g on the amount o f pro du ction bonus they can get. O ther fo rm s o f d is c rim in a tio n also m ake the life o f the m ig ra n t B lack m iner d if f ic u lt . W h ite w o rke rs are given fa m ily ho u sin g at sub sid ized rents, but only I percent o l the B l.uk la b o r fo rc e are a llo w e d , by la w . to have fam ily housing on die mine preni ises. Most ot the Black labor force live away fro m th e ir fa m ilie s in hostels, sha rin g ro o m s w ith oth er w o rk e rs , sometimes up to 22 men in one u x im T here have been im p ro v e m e n ts in accom m odation, foo d and recreation facilities fo r the m inew orkers, but in many mines the livin g conditions aie still very jvoor. I tie irons is that South A fric a can w ell a ffo r d to tre a t its B lack m ine workers better But they continue to be tlie victims ot racial exploitation, legal ized and enforced by the white m inor ity regime Several II ( ) studies have h ig h lig h te d the en o rm o u s eco no m ic benefits accruing to the Stale from the sweated la b o r o l b o th Black S o u th A fric a n and m ig ra n t m iners As ta r back as a decade ag o, these m in ers produced some $20 m illio n a dav in go ld a lo n e , w ith the S o u th A fr ic a n exchequer e a rn in g a tax revenue o t some 8 1 1 m illio n rands tin I974)equiv alent to some 2,000 rands to r every m in e w o rk e r. Since then the pro du c tio n and lax revenues have no d o u b t risen, but the im provem ents in w ork mg co n ditions o f the workers cannot be said to have kept pace. ( an South A fric a continue to sus tain its sub ju gatio n ot B l.u k w orkers and enjoy the benefits ot their la bo r fo r a c o m fo rta b le life under the sun for the whites? lh e m ounting rcstive- ncss among the Black workers and tlx- renewed threat o l a strike by the Black N a tio n a l l'n io n o f M in e w o rke rs arc- clear danger signals to the government in P re to ria th a t its a p a rth e id p o licv can no lo n g e r be e n fo rce d on an in creasingly w ell organized and assert tve B l.uk population Send notice o f vour church activities and events to Heliifion Editor Portland Observer P O Bos JI37 Portland OR 9720S 'Creating A Future With Justice' "C re a tin g A Future W ith Justice,” w ill be this year's theme ot the Mission Institute sponsored bv Church W om en U nited in P ortla nd lh e event begins at 9 a m on I rid a y , Septem ber 27, 1 9 8 ', at P a rkto se I nited M e th o d ist C h u rc h at 11 I 11 N I K n o tt Street (N o 40 busline) Speakers w ill be Rev Bob Flaherty, w h o w ill address c u rre n t la n d and water issues in the global environm ent and IXwothv A ckerm an ot the Native In d ia n C o u n c il w h o w ill address in justice to tlx- Native A m e ix a n Indians o l the Northwest. Indian music is also on tlx- agenda. Jo Brown, who was in W ashing to n, D C ., and p a rticip a te d m w ra p p in g " I he R ib b o n " a ro u n d tlx- Pentagon, w ill fx- on hand to share her experx-nce o f the event A ll church presidents are in vited and w ill receive sjxvial recognition. Bring a sack lunch to share Phone ahead fo r childca re, 253-7567 Youth indoor soccer clinic I his $ M t 3 p ro g ra m is designed tor boys and girls in tirade’s I through 5. Il is a sale, exciting »port designed to help youngsters de velop th e ir soccer skills, self-confidence, w ith emphasis on team w o rk and good sportsm an ship 1 acli youngster w ill play at least h a lt o f every gam e I he v o lt fo a m " n e t I ” soccer b a ll insures a sale m ethod o t de ve lo p in g skills in d o o rs dm mg our rainy I all Season Have a great lim e come jo in in 3 M t A In d ix it Soccct' Practice begins September 23rd one hour practice a week t lames begin O c to b e r 12th and w ill be place d at sites to be a n n o u n ce d A n I lid o l Season celebration w ill be held Decern het 7 tii Practices w ill be arranged as Scholarship program Highland I nited t hutch ol t Inisi invites von Io their fo u rth annual Ninnici lohnson Scholarship Program on Simdav. Sept 22, al 3 in p m at llx-church, 4 6 ) ' N I 9th I tic scholarship piogram is m honor ot the tonner p astel. the late Reverend Samuel lohnson close to your ne ighborhood as possi ble Celebrity Soccer Players w ill hold Clinic. I ees are $ 1 ' Ot) lo r Y M C A mem hers, $22 50 lo r non-members. Schul arship assistance is available, contact the 3 tor further in fo rm atio n Register bv com ing in to the N o rth Inner Northeast 3 office or bv mailing the registration lo rm and fie to N orth Inner N o rth e a st 3 M t A , 3 '4 9 N 1 om bard, P ortland. O regon 97217 It you have any qu eston s, please ca ll tlie 3 at 28) 3477 Library schedule M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty I ib ra ry w ill prevent the follow ing Book Discussion groups N o rth P o rtla n d , ' 12 N K illin g s w o rth (284 '6 2 2 ) 33ediiesd.iv, Sept 2 '. 7 9 p.m " I et’s talk About I I " series on 33 or kin g : I x p lo rin g the 33orld ot the W orker B ixik to be dis cussed is Z teuth o f a Salesman by A t thur M iller A lbina, 360' N l 15th (287 7 |4 7): C h ild re n 's I dins, Saturday, Sept 28. 2 3(1 p m / he ( ¡innerbread Man, A one-day seminar on "P ro fe s s io n al D evelopm ent fo r W o m e n " w ill be presented in P o rtla n d at the Red I ion Portland Center. 310 SW I incoln. on Friday, September 27, 1985, 8 30 a m to4 :3 0 p.m. The in s tru c to r, D r. M a x in e W ar- nath, is a Professor o f Psychology at W estern O re g o n S tale C o lle ge H er areas o f speciality are o rg a n iz a tio n a l psych o lo g y, social p sy c h o lo g y , and applied human development Topics covered include improving y o u r le a d e rsh ip s k ills , m a x im iz in g y o u r p e rfo rm a n c e , m an ag ing y o u r ow n c o n flic t and stress, and effective team building. E n ro llm e n ts arc accepted in the order received u n til ttx- lim it is reached. R egistration is com pleted by sending $70 to Endeavors fo r Excellence, Ore gon State U n iv e rs ity , C o n tin u in g E d u ca tio n . C o rv a llis , O R 97331-1604 For fu rth e r details call Endeavors fo r Excellence in Corvallis, (503)754-2677 N o rth P ortla nd Bible College w ill resume claves September 23, lo r all those who are serious about "th e W ord ot Cuxl Arc vou satisfied w ith your level o f effevtiseix-ss in using tlx- Bible in personal witix-ssmg and teaching ’ 33 hat w ill your instructor mean it he tells sou to lead a person to C hrist using lhe tam ous "R o m a n R o a d " scriptures'’ 33 here dix-s one fine the d ix trin e s o f ju s tific a tio n , s a ix tific a tio n , and g lo rific a tio n in the B ix ik o f Rom ans? W h a t a r t the B ib lic a l themes o t each ot the M in o t P ro p h e ts? 33 hat ate the ihaiactensiics ot Hebrew ixietrv ’ 33 hat is the theme o l Hebrews? 33 heie aie tlx- lehosah's 33 itiu-sses and other false cults described'’ 33 hat ate some constructive approaches m dealing w ith tlie culls ’ H ow docs D a n ie l's Seventieth Week tit in to tlx- B ook o t R evelation? How can we im prove our Sunday Schools and make them m ore o f a force for tlx- redem ption o f our youth? 33 hen or how dix-s a Sunday S cluxil g d departm entalized ' 33 hat are the ad vantages and disadvantages? H ow dix-s the d ix tim e ot ( h r is tia n Ite ed om re Lite to tlx- "w eaker b ro tlx-r” in tlx- B»x>k ot Romans'’ luesdiiy, 6:30 9 30 Subject. Bible Studs M ethixls; Instructor, M ichael I m il say; Epistles o l lames and John, Instr .to t. lames ( olem an, O utreach M im s tries to C hildren, Instructor, C h ild I vangelism S tall Ih u is ila y , 6 30 9 3tt p m Subject, Old Iestament Survev I, Instructor, Ricky Danner; leaching I echniqucs, Instructor, 1 ouise Pritchett. S atuidav, 12 00 3 ()(, p .m .; Subject, New I estament Survey I. In s tru c to r, Beth Nance C e rtilic a te Requirem ents: t Mlered annuallv ait- courses planned lo r at least three categories ot students all persons in geix-ial who wish io know the Bible better, pastors and m inisters in lu ll tim e set vice, Sunday Shcool teachers and ym ith leadeis "C h ristia n le ach et'sL e r tilx a te ” ( 9 coutses, 2 7 t t e d il b o u ts ); Three couisi-s in C h ristian Education It-achm g techniques, Simdav S ih ix il Success and I iidetstaixlm g People- Six courses in Bit'le Suisev: O ld lestament Smses I. II. I II . New lestament Survey I. II. I l l Bible C e rtifica te (12 courses, )6 cte d it horns) I luce courses in Bible Foundations Bible Sludv Methixls, Basie bible D<x tunes, Di-tending tlx-1 aith Six courses m Bible S m ses: O ld lestam ent Survey I. II, I II ; New lestam ent Survey l. I I. I ll Ihree courses in Bible Aualvsis One O ld lestament elective: one New lesta nx-iil elective, one Bible elective (O I oi N I ) Registration is completed w ith lees ate paid I ees aie $11) le gistra tion, plus $20 pet course Pavable to N in th P o ttla n il Bible < ollege I o register, call 288 •’241 Ito urn ol tinse i/iieslion\ arouse vour inten si ' Il so. n /ti not vet the ansHcrs Iroin \o r lh Portland Hihlc t ollei;e al -I’22 SI 12th t u I all t a tn. /V A ' September 24 December 7. lh e ( at and the hddle, th e (hvinit Ihre A Public Service of the Portland <tbserver A llE N TEMPLE CME CHU RCH C o rn e r a t 8 th a n d S k id m o re S ' ! .y . b o o t 9 3U.irn Si lac 3 \ u rs h ip 11 OOarn ‘ 1 r .ti Y o u th F e llo w s h ip 6 00 p m i i", i fo u rth Sundays) Elonza J Edwards (Pastor) Armstrong /k v - Fall S c h e d u le n f A lb in a M in iste ria l A llia n c e ?B4 6023 THE M O U N T OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH N E First b Schuyler • 284 1964 Septem ber 20, 1906 John H Isctisor) Minuter M h l 11 00 A M N ew Beginning Faithway Bible Church 10 00 A M 1 1 00 C o m m u n io n t a < h t i r t t S u n d a y 84 N E K illin g s w o rth • 281 0499 " A w a rm spirit o f fe llo w sh ip a lw a ys" Of> p o ll' I he Ark of Safety Church o ffio d in ( 00 hrist ft— • * ‘ L li' p te .x lie s tin q o s jx -l a m i < h .llle iiq e s t ill' wit* Il rlo i tin s velili lhe x iw e i o l t iix l just like E lija h 3Vhen they see th .it Jesus is m o re x iw e ilu l they fo rsa ke th e it ile tm m s th e n s ilts a m llh e ir p ia r li< e s tu i lesus le now has I 4 0 < hui< lie s in Kenya lig a n d ...... id Ia n z a n ia w ith ipvs.u r is t o AtliMM) (a o p le savi ila n r i m any m o n lx in g ad d e d daily 3 iv iv .il is g o in g o n in Kenya w ith a lx iu l 171X81 (M’o p le tx 'in g saved weekly «imi N .iu iir e s in rie jx -iir ie iil w in k is tig h t in the m id d le o l it lh e m eri lot m a te ria ls is q ie .il «imi tiis in d e p e n d e n t w o rk is h re a te n e d by l.x k o l in .ite li.ils s ix h as B ib le s < assetti- players nr y< les e li I lu re is g reat m eri lo t s ta b ility a n d tear h in g so new x lie v e is are n o t swayed in to e rm i All S atan m eds to in s u le his . i< tin y is o u t apathy V«‘ A|wrr S n rv ir m H r ip ftirn F o u rth S u n d a y Thu A m erican B aptist C onvention A m erx an Baptist C hurches ot O regon L o tt Carey Foreign M ission C o nve ntion N ational. O regon, P o rtla n d E c u m e n ic a l M in is trie s A m e ric a n B ib le S o c ie ty . M f :M Board YOU A ttf WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT ip p <itcn t to th e sonu jx iw i-rs that ke p t liis q ta n < ll.itlii-r in pow er «imi dive lor 14(>yc«irs qavi- all that lip lor g re a li-r (xiw er a m i the p ro m is e >1 e le itia l lib th ro u g h < h rist Jesus. ( o n ijr ttip tftn r n tl W o r s h ip 5 00 P M 4737 N Lombard Everyone Welcome Pastor A. Brazzle MU 9 30 A M Church Sch<x»l Friday night. 7 30 P M *1Al HIE I A K A O - fr o m Ki-ny.i tin - son ot a wilt It < l< m lo t .it u I lie u One-day seminar for professional women REL/G/ON URDA TE tiu PlWt 1'olloU' pc all men i u'llboul u i man sbaL Covò T uffAriay Hthlft Hand Z 30 p m Thursday Chorr H»*ti»’flfsal Z 00 p rn Sunday Sunday S< hooi 9 15 a m M< »rnmg Wnrahtp 11 15 a m Y P W W 6 30 p m Evangelistic W orship g*ru*sdrty Friday H 00 p m N»n»n (Jay Prayer I ...My T h* Paator Speafrs Z O p m Salurrlay M orning Prnyar 9 00 n rn ie v » y r t w e r « ^ I 0 U U A M .(■*«« tMH '4N>AM (M BEREAN B A P TIS T CHUR CH 4822 N. V an co u ver A ve 284-2334 Nathan Barnett Pastor M frvtntty) IB Tt»erjlogy • Services: 9 30 a .m ., Su n d ay School 11:00 a m .. M o rn in g W o rsh ip 6:00 p .m ., Evening W orship The Barnetts (t Berean welcomes yrxir family At Bereen w e emphasize building strong families You'll get solid Expository Biblical Preaching b Leeching