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Solidarity During the ‘Outsourcing Must Fall’ Campaign: The Role of Different Players in Ending Outsourcing at South African Universities

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Interviews

  • Moshe, worker at UP, Tshwane, interview, 14 August 2016.
  • Pretty, worker at UP, Tshwane, interview, 14 August 2016.
  • Pri, worker at UP, Tshwane, interview, 14 August 2016.
  • Yster, trade-union organiser, Tshwane, interview, 15 August 2016.
  • Hleziphi, student activist at Wits, interview, 9 October 2016.
  • Xava, student activist, Johannesburg, interview, 11 November 2016.
  • Lazi, worker at UJ, Johannesburg, interview, 24 November 2016.
  • Dalu, worker at UJ, Johannesburg, interview, 2 December 2016.
  • Tu, worker at UJ, interview, 10 October 2017.
  • Lunga, interview, NEHAWU leader, Johannesburg, 29 March 2019.
  • Mbokodo, Student activist at UP, Tshwane, interview, 16 February 2016.

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