Gender and plantation labour in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the story of tea pluckers' struggles in Cameroon / / Piet Konings |
Autore | Konings Piet |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.763 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural laborers - Africa
Women in agriculture |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-59330-0
9786613905758 9956-728-25-X 9956-728-12-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Map of the Republic of Cameroon; 1. Gender and labour on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Gender in Africa; Gender and tea plucking in Anglophone Cameroon; Gender and labour resistance on Anglophone Cameroon's tea estates; Organisation of the book and research methodology; Notes; 2. Production and marketing policies on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Tea Production in Cameroon; Tea marketing in Cameroon; Notes; Part I - The Tole Tea Estate; 3.Female workers; Introduction
Managerial option for female pluckers Ethnic/regional origin of female workers; Demographic characteristics of female workers; Remuneration of female workers; Tole Tea women: Wage workers and mothers; Conclusion; Notes; 4.Management of female workers; Introduction; The physical organisation of production; Managerial strategies of labour control; State and labour control; Conclusion; Notes; 5.Female workers and trade unionism; Introduction; Trade unionism on the CDC estates; Shop stewards on the Tole Tea Estate; Participation of female workers in trade unionism; Conclusion; Notes 6. Informal and collective actions of female workers Introduction; Actions of female pluckers against managerial efforts to increase labour productivity; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to establish control over the labour process; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to minimise wages and other conditions of service; Conclusion; Notes; Part II -The Ndu Tea Estate; 7.Male workers; Introduction; Ndu society; Agreement between EAC and the chief of Ndu; The male labour force on the Ndu Tea Estate; Remuneration of male pluckers on the Ndu Tea Estate; Conclusion Notes 8. Management of male workers and their informal modes of resistance; Introduction; Labour control regime on the Ndu Tea Estate; Informal actions of male pluckers; Conclusion; Notes; 9.Male workers and trade unionism; Introduction; The emergence and development of trade unionism on the Ndu Tea Estate; Trade union and collective action of male pluckers, 1958-1991; Conclusion; Notes; Part III - The Cameroon tea estates; 10. Privatisation and labour militancy: The of Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; The privatisation of the CDC tea estates; Growing labour militancy on the Tole Tea Estate Growing labour militancy on the Ndu Tea Estate Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462357303321 |
Konings Piet | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and plantation labour in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the story of tea pluckers' struggles in Cameroon / / Piet Konings |
Autore | Konings Piet |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.763 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural laborers - Africa
Women in agriculture |
ISBN |
1-283-59330-0
9786613905758 9956-728-25-X 9956-728-12-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Map of the Republic of Cameroon; 1. Gender and labour on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Gender in Africa; Gender and tea plucking in Anglophone Cameroon; Gender and labour resistance on Anglophone Cameroon's tea estates; Organisation of the book and research methodology; Notes; 2. Production and marketing policies on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Tea Production in Cameroon; Tea marketing in Cameroon; Notes; Part I - The Tole Tea Estate; 3.Female workers; Introduction
Managerial option for female pluckers Ethnic/regional origin of female workers; Demographic characteristics of female workers; Remuneration of female workers; Tole Tea women: Wage workers and mothers; Conclusion; Notes; 4.Management of female workers; Introduction; The physical organisation of production; Managerial strategies of labour control; State and labour control; Conclusion; Notes; 5.Female workers and trade unionism; Introduction; Trade unionism on the CDC estates; Shop stewards on the Tole Tea Estate; Participation of female workers in trade unionism; Conclusion; Notes 6. Informal and collective actions of female workers Introduction; Actions of female pluckers against managerial efforts to increase labour productivity; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to establish control over the labour process; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to minimise wages and other conditions of service; Conclusion; Notes; Part II -The Ndu Tea Estate; 7.Male workers; Introduction; Ndu society; Agreement between EAC and the chief of Ndu; The male labour force on the Ndu Tea Estate; Remuneration of male pluckers on the Ndu Tea Estate; Conclusion Notes 8. Management of male workers and their informal modes of resistance; Introduction; Labour control regime on the Ndu Tea Estate; Informal actions of male pluckers; Conclusion; Notes; 9.Male workers and trade unionism; Introduction; The emergence and development of trade unionism on the Ndu Tea Estate; Trade union and collective action of male pluckers, 1958-1991; Conclusion; Notes; Part III - The Cameroon tea estates; 10. Privatisation and labour militancy: The of Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; The privatisation of the CDC tea estates; Growing labour militancy on the Tole Tea Estate Growing labour militancy on the Ndu Tea Estate Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785723503321 |
Konings Piet | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and plantation labour in Africa : the story of tea pluckers' struggles in Cameroon / / Piet Konings |
Autore | Konings Piet |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
Disciplina | 331.763 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural laborers - Africa
Women in agriculture |
ISBN |
1-283-59330-0
9786613905758 9956-728-25-X 9956-728-12-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Map of the Republic of Cameroon; 1. Gender and labour on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Gender in Africa; Gender and tea plucking in Anglophone Cameroon; Gender and labour resistance on Anglophone Cameroon's tea estates; Organisation of the book and research methodology; Notes; 2. Production and marketing policies on Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; Tea Production in Cameroon; Tea marketing in Cameroon; Notes; Part I - The Tole Tea Estate; 3.Female workers; Introduction
Managerial option for female pluckers Ethnic/regional origin of female workers; Demographic characteristics of female workers; Remuneration of female workers; Tole Tea women: Wage workers and mothers; Conclusion; Notes; 4.Management of female workers; Introduction; The physical organisation of production; Managerial strategies of labour control; State and labour control; Conclusion; Notes; 5.Female workers and trade unionism; Introduction; Trade unionism on the CDC estates; Shop stewards on the Tole Tea Estate; Participation of female workers in trade unionism; Conclusion; Notes 6. Informal and collective actions of female workers Introduction; Actions of female pluckers against managerial efforts to increase labour productivity; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to establish control over the labour process; Actions of female workers against managerial efforts to minimise wages and other conditions of service; Conclusion; Notes; Part II -The Ndu Tea Estate; 7.Male workers; Introduction; Ndu society; Agreement between EAC and the chief of Ndu; The male labour force on the Ndu Tea Estate; Remuneration of male pluckers on the Ndu Tea Estate; Conclusion Notes 8. Management of male workers and their informal modes of resistance; Introduction; Labour control regime on the Ndu Tea Estate; Informal actions of male pluckers; Conclusion; Notes; 9.Male workers and trade unionism; Introduction; The emergence and development of trade unionism on the Ndu Tea Estate; Trade union and collective action of male pluckers, 1958-1991; Conclusion; Notes; Part III - The Cameroon tea estates; 10. Privatisation and labour militancy: The of Cameroon's tea estates; Introduction; The privatisation of the CDC tea estates; Growing labour militancy on the Tole Tea Estate Growing labour militancy on the Ndu Tea Estate Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809736203321 |
Konings Piet | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Publishing, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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