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From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
1. Minimum or Standard rate of wages for all the African Workers throughout South. Conditions of the Railways workers also to be considered.
2. International Labour Conference under the League of Nations.
3. Compensation to the dependents of the Port Elizabeth Victims in Native Disturbance, October 23rd, 1920.
4. Wages Board as contemplated to be re-introduced in Parliament.
5. Acquiring a Printing Plant and Press for the Organisation.
6. Acquiring a Building for the Organisation at the Head Office.
7. "One Big Union" movement for the African workers, embracing skilled and unskilled, throughout South Africa.
8. Propaganda Fund for One Big Union movement.
9. Labour Bureau in all industrial centres controlled by the Organisation.
10. Consideration of Schools in arrears not provided for the African children.
11. Erection of a Memorial to the Victims of the Port Elizabeth tragedy October; 1920.
12. Anniversary Commemoration.
13. Policy of the "I.C.U." in reference to Politics.
14. Consideration of Agricultural Labourers.
15. Review discussion on Sanitorium for the Natives Workers on the Mine
16. Revision of the Constitution and to decide as to Languages in which the Constitution to be printed into.
17. Revision of the Capitation Fee.
18. Report on the work of the General Executive Council, including General, Secretary's report for year 1922.
19. Organiser-in-Chief's yearly report.
20. The Acting President-General's report on his tour.
21. Revision of the administrative work of the Organisation.
22. Uniform Badges.
23. Organisation of the Female workers according to Constitution.
24. Impeachment of the Organiser-in-Chief.