And, as in the world, the non-white population is growing at a rate almost twice that of the white, so by the year 2020 whites will be outnumbered about ten to one. The systematic state-sponsored policy of subordination and servitude through which this state of affairs is maintained in South Africa is apartheid. The townships are located just outside the white-owned cities, providing a commuting labor pool. To enter the urban centers of power and wealth such as Johannesburg, Capetown, and Durban, a worker's passbook must be specifically stamped granting this permission. Only the worker's labor is wanted, not his person or his family, which typically is kept beyond commuting range in his homeland.
Subsistence wages ensure an uninterrupted supply of labor.
The opportunity to participate in the civil affairs of the society for which they work is not extended to these commuters. They supply raw materials, make everything from clothes to cars, and assemble the latest electronic gadgets for the consumer societies of the North. Some foreign workers bring their families, but often, they just send money home, and if they are lucky, visit their families once a year for a month at Christmas, like the black workers of South Africa. There is no job security. When recession and unemployment hit the host country, the guest workers are sent home.