The voice from below: Zambian workers speak out

A 1997 article in which Sakhela Buhlungu and Lucien van der Walt talk with Zambian workers about the country's economic liberalisation and its effects on their conditions and militancy.

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Buhlungu, van der Walt - Zambian Workers Speak Out.pdf (1.12 MB)

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