A call for a resounding vote for the ANC and working-class power to deepen the struggle for complete emancipation
28 May 2024
To every member of the working class, spanning generations and diverse occupations and professions, to those seeking work and other economic participation and empowerment opportunities, to women and men, the LGBTQIA+ community members, and to our esteemed senior citizens. This is a heartfelt call to action, from rural areas to townships, from towns and metropolitan areas.
On Wednesday, 29 May 2024, let us go all out in our numbers to vote for the ANC. Let us unite in strength and purpose, raise our voices through the power of the ballot and make our mark for democratic transformation and development for all.
Let us go all out to defend the improvements from our hard-won April 1994 democratic breakthrough and subsequently from the policies adopted by the ANC-led government. From the human rights for all to children’s, women’s, workers’ and LGBTQIA+ community members’ rights, from the provision of free homes to the expansion of access to water, household electrification, sanitation infrastructure, healthcare – including HIV treatment, education and social grants, from legislative protection against unfair labour practices to the national minimum wage – these and other advances play an important role in the lives of millions of working-class people.
Yet, we recognise that there is still more work that needs to be done. We acknowledge the persistent challenges faced by many in the face of capitalist exploitation and domination of the economy. The rise of neo-liberal ideologies and restructuring has exacerbated the plight of the working class. This has led to rising tensions between the working class and governments in many countries, on the one hand, and deeper levels of exploitation, including through the rise of precarious employment, attacks on workers’ income and retrenchments at the hands of the profit-driven capitalist bosses, on the other hand.