ABSTRACT
In all parts of Africa development is stimulating the movement of labour across the international borders, and hardly any country exists which is neither an importer nor an exporter of labour. Trade union rules have strongly reinforced government action in an effort to eliminate competition between the races, and these have been upheld by public opinion to a degree that has made them very effective. To the north of the Union and the Rhodesias is the rapidly progressing Belgian Congo, where rich mines draw large numbers of workers; in addition, the railway forms an important means of communication and ensures a perpetual flow of travellers. Plainly, labour movements when affecting international boundaries are the intimate concern of both governments; it is thus essential that both should be alive to the importance of the possibilities. An apathetic attitude on the part of either will prevent the supply of statistics and information which are essential for the administration of the other.
