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Crush interviews with mine personnel and miners

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Kind interviews oral history
Producer Jonathan Crush
Coverage 1984-1993
Works using it 2

Debates

Debate Works
The mine migrant labour system: origins, recruitment, foreign labour and stabilisation 2

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Crush (1992) Discussion with Vaal Reefs Mine Personnel Manager, February 1987 (and in-house absentee surveys) 1987 Basis for the claim that HURIS 3 cut absenteeism of 2-3 per cent per shift and was deemed a success.
Crush (1992) Interview, M. Hobson, Gonubie, with Jonathan Crush, February 1991 February 1991 Supports the account of the manual register of work-seekers introduced in 1987.
Crush (1992) Interviews with Personnel Manager and Hostel Manager, H.J. Joel mine, with Crush, Hunter and James, January 1991 (field research at Joel) January 1991 Establishes how the electronic zone-access and logging system at Joel operates and management's account of its purpose.
Crush and James (1995b) Crush's interviews with Transkei miners on computerised ID cards c.1990-1993 Supports the claim that miners see more advantages than disadvantages in the ID system.