convinced that Governments must firnly comnit themselves to escalating political pressure on and apptying sanctions against South Africa. As a matter of urgency all Governments, and especially those of the nain trading and investment partners of South Africa, should increase and implement, ttre range of measures so long threatened by tbe United Nations. Sanctions 4. Support for a tough sanctions policy is growing as public awareness of-the continued repression and injustice suffered by the black majority in South Africa has increased. The threat of economic isolation is a major concern for the apartheid r6gime, but must be made more credible by specific commitments to effective act,ion by the large industrialized countries. 5. ICFTU proposes sancEions, which should begin with the tightening of the United Nations arms embargo and proceed further. In co-operaEion with the United Nations, all Governments should develop immediate effective machinery for the implemenEat,ion and monitoring of an international sanctions policy. 6. Governments should by administrative and legislative action build up the following sanctions: (a) The extension of the arms embargo to inelude sales by South African subsidiaries of transnational corporations, a tightening of the definit,ion of arms sales to include aII types of equipment intended for use by South Africa'smilitary, security and police services, sales of machinery to South African arms-producing companies, the purchase of Soutb African produced arms and tbe strengthening of international monitoring to ensure compliance by all major industrial countriesl (b) The ending of investment guarantees, export credits and all trade promotion measures, and steps, product by product, to switch both import and export trade from South Africa;A/40/465/Add.1 English Page 16 (c) Prevention of necr investnent in South Africa by transnationalsl (d) The ending of all contracts for the expansion of the South African nuclear energy and oil from coal programnes, (e) The ending of all commercial operations by transnationals in the
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the economic and political pressure being exerted on South Africa to end its apartheid regime. The measures proposed are aimed at isolating South Africa economically, including sanctions on arms sales, investment, and trade. The text does not mention any specific economic development projects or natural resources, but rather the economic consequences of the apartheid regime.

**Category**
International trade, Industry