On this day, 13 January 1947, 15,000 workers declared a general strike in Mombasa, Kenya, then part of the British Empire. Three quarters of the labour force did not show up to work, bringing Mombasa to a standstill. The strike lasted twelve days; read more about it here: https://libcom.org/history/1947-mombasa-general-strike
Pictured: Mombasa in 1947 https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1323220447863102/?type=3