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A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI
Bibliography: pages 120-128.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17315 A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI Hunter, Peter Mathew James, Wilmot Sociology Inductrial Sociology Miners - Housing Industrial housing - South Africa Bibliography: pages 120-128. This study outlines and discusses recent changes in employer housing practices in the South African gold mining industry. Beginning in the 1970s, but more particularly in the 1980s, a number of factors compelled employers to introduce alternatives to the system of hostel accommodation. South African migrant workers now have access to a broader range of housing options including home ownership schemes and off-mine rental schemes. These initiatives are critically examined and their implications for workers and the migrant labour system are assessed. A general overview of the housing policies of the six major mining groups is provided, with a more detailed focus on the labour practices of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited. At present, participation rates in management devised accommodation schemes remain low. It appears that existing schemes do not fully meet the needs and preferences of migrant workers. Affordability and migrant attitudes towards permanent relocation to the urban areas are two important considerations in this regard. A number of other obstacles to the implementation of a flexible housing model for the African workforce are identified. A central conclusion of this study is that progress towards a locally housed industry workforce will continue to be slow. The migrant labour system will undergo further transformation, but will continue as the central form of labour supply to the mines. 2016-02-29T11:57:32Z 2016-02-29T11:57:32Z 1991 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315 eng application/pdf Department of Sociology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Sociology Inductrial Sociology Miners - Housing Industrial housing - South Africa Hunter, Peter Mathew A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
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| title | A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
| title_full | A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
| title_fullStr | A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
| title_short | A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI |
| title_sort | critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry the case of jci |
| topic | Sociology Inductrial Sociology Miners - Housing Industrial housing - South Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315 |
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