Collective Action in Tech

IBM workers formed an organization, IBM: Speak Up!, to protest the company's involvement with apartheid South Africa. The company created the computer system that upheld the country's passbook system. The company officially divested from South Africa in 1987.

Date:

September 01, 1979

Workers involved:

Unknown

Type of collective action:

Protest

Struggle:

Ethics

Companies involved:

Ibm

Employment type(s):

White Collar Workers, Inhouse Workers, Knowledge Workers

Location(s):

Worldwide

Online:

Yes

Tag(s):

International Solidarity

Sources:

twitter.com

www-cs-students.stanford.edu