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DITSELA

DITSELA (the Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour), also known as the DITSELA Workers' Education Institute, is a union education organisation in South Africa. It was founded in 1996 by the main union federations, and is mandated to provide programmes that develop union capacity, provide workers and trade unionists access to higher education, recognise workers' experiential knowledge, and promote critical thinking and activism. DITSELA was described in a 2007 International Labour Organization report as the 'largest union education institute in Africa'.

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DITSELA (the Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour), also known as the DITSELA Workers' Education Institute, is a union education organisation in South Africa. It was founded in 1996 by the main union federations, and is mandated to provide programmes that develop union capacity, provide workers and trade unionists access to higher education, recognise workers' experiential knowledge, and promote critical thinking and activism. DITSELA was described in a 2007 International Labour Organization report as the 'largest union education institute in Africa'.

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  1. date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369963598

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