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Anglo American Corporation workforce and accommodation surveys

Literature › Primary sources

Kind company records or reports
Producer Anglo American Corporation
Coverage 1986-1993
Works using it 4

Debates

Debate Works
The mine migrant labour system: origins, recruitment, foreign labour and stabilisation 2
Black trade unions: growth, wage effects, Wiehahn and strategy 2

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Crush (1989a) Anglo American Corporation 1987 survey of married South African employees 1987 Supports the claim that South African miners are more proletarianized and would move with families to the mines if allowed.
Crush (1989b) Anglo American Corporation 1987 survey of married South African employees 1987 Shows that over half of married South African employees would move with families to the mines if allowed, indicating settled orientation.
Crush and James (1995a) Anglo American Corporation accommodation data, 1987 and 1993 (Table 1) and AAC 1993 tables of country by age, education, length of service and wage band 1986-1993 Documents the minimal shift from hostel to married/home-owner/living-out housing and the age/skill profile of Mozambican versus South African workers.
Crush and James (1995b) Anglo American Corporation 1986 and 1993 workforce surveys (De Vletter 1986; AAC 1993 tables) 1986-1993 Used to compare age, education and length of service of Mozambican and South African workers.
Crush and James (1995b) Anglo American Corporation accommodation figures for black miners, 1987 and 1993 (Table 1) 1987-1993 Shows the share of workers in hostels, married housing, home-ownership and living-out arrangements.