Soweto

Japanese: Soweto
Soweto

...In the 1970s, as international criticism of racial discrimination grew and the movement to transition to black rule intensified in neighboring countries, the government granted these bantustans "independence," but no other country in the world recognized this false independence. The 1976 Soweto uprising demonstrated the power of the student and popular anti-racist movement, replacing the nationalist movement that had been outlawed in the early 1960s. This incident prompted the government to appoint a labor law commission to reexamine relations between whites and Africans in the industrial and labor fields, and in 1979, based on its recommendations, the revised Industrial Conciliation Act was significantly revised to recognize the rights of African labor unions.

From South Africa

...However, in the wake of growing international criticism, the law was abolished in 1986. The black residential area southwest of Johannesburg is called Soweto (short for Southwest Townships), and although the official population is 600,000, the actual population is said to be as high as 2 million. [Akasaka Masaru] [Editorial Department]
【history】
Before the white man's arrival in the 17th century, the country was inhabited by hunter-gatherers, the San (Bushmen), and pastoralists, the Khoi Koin (Hottentots).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Soweto" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…70年代に入り人種差別政策への国際的非難が高まり,周辺諸国で黒人支配移行への動きが強まると,政府はこれらのバントゥースタンに〈独立〉を付与していったが,このみせかけの独立に対し,世界のどの国も承認を与えなかった。 1976年のソウェトSoweto蜂起は,1960年代初めに非合法化された民族運動に代わって,学生・民衆の反人種主義運動の力を示すものであった。この事件を契機に政府は産業・労働分野での白人とアフリカ人の関係を再検討するため労働法調査委員会を任命し,79年にその勧告案に基づいて改正産業調停法を大幅に改め,アフリカ人労働組合の権利を認めた。…

【南アフリカ】より

…しかし,国際非難が高まるなかで86年,法としては廃止された。ヨハネスバーグ南西の黒人居住区はソウェトSoweto(南西タウンシップの略)と呼ばれ,人口は公称60万であるが,実態は200万ともいわれる。【赤阪 賢】【編集部】
【歴史】
 17世紀の白人来住以前のこの国には狩猟・採集民のサン(ブッシュマン),牧畜民のコイ・コイン(ホッテントット)が住んでいた。…

※「Soweto」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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