Industrial Workers of the World (South Africa)

Industrial Workers of the World
Industrial Workers of the World
(South Africa)
AbbreviationIWW (SA)
SuccessorICU
FormationJune 1910; 114 years ago (1910-06)
Dissolved1922; 102 years ago (1922)
PurposeSyndicalism
Industrial unionism
HeadquartersJohannesburg
Location
General Secretary
Andrew Dunbar
Main organ
Voice of Labour
Parent organization
Industrial Workers of the World

The Industrial Workers of the World (South Africa) or IWW (SA) had a brief but notable history in the 1910s-20s, and is particularly noted for its influence on the syndicalist movement in southern Africa through its promotion of the IWW's principles of industrial unionism, solidarity, and direct action, as well as its role in the creation of organizations such as the Industrial Workers of Africa and the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union.