Publication
General Labour History of Africa: Workers, employers and governments, 20th-21st Centuries
This volume brings, for the first time, an African perspective within a global context to the study of labour and labour relations.
Co-published by the ILO and James Currey, the General Labour History of Africa is a landmark in the study of labour history.
It brings, for the first time, an African perspective within a global context to the study of labour and labour relations. Eminent historians, anthropologists and social scientists from Africa, Europe and the United States examine key developments in the 20th century, such as the emergence of free wage labour; the transformation in labour relations; the role of capital and employers; labour agency and movements; the growing diversity of formal and informal or precarious labour; the meaning of work; and the impact of gender and age on the workplace, as well as the international dimension and the history and impact of the International Labour Organization itself.
Discussing key sectors such as mining, agriculture, industry, transport, domestic work, and sport, tourism and entertainment, the authors also examine African labour in the context of social issues such as mobility and migration.
It brings, for the first time, an African perspective within a global context to the study of labour and labour relations. Eminent historians, anthropologists and social scientists from Africa, Europe and the United States examine key developments in the 20th century, such as the emergence of free wage labour; the transformation in labour relations; the role of capital and employers; labour agency and movements; the growing diversity of formal and informal or precarious labour; the meaning of work; and the impact of gender and age on the workplace, as well as the international dimension and the history and impact of the International Labour Organization itself.
Discussing key sectors such as mining, agriculture, industry, transport, domestic work, and sport, tourism and entertainment, the authors also examine African labour in the context of social issues such as mobility and migration.