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The Organisation of Recruiting, 1903–1907

In: Chinese Mine Labour in the Transvaal

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  • Peter Richardson

    (University of Melbourne)

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The basis of the mining industry’s control over importation costs was established early on in the history of the experiment. Between October 1903, immediately after the unanimous endorsement of the policy of importation by WNLA, and July 1904, when recruiting in north China began in earnest, the means were found whereby sufficient labour on the right terms could be provided. The organisational structure which resulted from these arrangements reflected very accurately the industry’s sensitivity to the multifarious requirements of this type of labour. In so doing, the Transvaal mines established a precedent for managerial competence in the mobilisation and control of labour which was not to be lost on the British government when they came to recruit labourers for the Chinese Labour Corps, in World War I.1

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  • Peter Richardson, 1982. "The Organisation of Recruiting, 1903–1907," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Chinese Mine Labour in the Transvaal, chapter 3, pages 47-77, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-04889-2_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04889-2_4
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