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1	The economic and socio-political factors influencing labour relations within Iscor from 1934 to 1955 Langley, William Roy Curtze 11 1900 (has links) Founded in 1928, Iscor was intended to make South Africa self sufficient in the provision of steel while providing employment for poor whites. Economic considerations prevailed when Iscor began replacing expensive white labour with cheaper black labour. From 1934 to 1948 black labour was employed to curtail costs. While being replaced by black labour, white employees' salaries and fringe benefits remained better than those of their black colleagues. Affordable houses were provided for white employees while blacks were housed in overcrowded compounds. No medical or pension benefits were made available to black employees or their families, while white employees enjoyed both. White employees were provided with what were arguabley the finest sports facilities in the country while black facilities were neglected. With the National Party victory in 1948 more emphasis was placed on the employment of Afrikaans speaking white South Africans at the expense of blacks and English speaking whites. / History / M.A. (History) Poor whites Economically viable labour Wage disputes Arbitration Housing Migrant labour Compounds Social control Medical Health and retirement benefits Recreation Apartheid in sport Racial differences Afrikaner empowerment 338.766910968 Iscor Limited -- History
2	The economic and socio-political factors influencing labour relations within Iscor from 1934 to 1955 Langley, William Roy Curtze 11 1900 (has links) Founded in 1928, Iscor was intended to make South Africa self sufficient in the provision of steel while providing employment for poor whites. Economic considerations prevailed when Iscor began replacing expensive white labour with cheaper black labour. From 1934 to 1948 black labour was employed to curtail costs. While being replaced by black labour, white employees' salaries and fringe benefits remained better than those of their black colleagues. Affordable houses were provided for white employees while blacks were housed in overcrowded compounds. No medical or pension benefits were made available to black employees or their families, while white employees enjoyed both. White employees were provided with what were arguabley the finest sports facilities in the country while black facilities were neglected. With the National Party victory in 1948 more emphasis was placed on the employment of Afrikaans speaking white South Africans at the expense of blacks and English speaking whites. / History / M.A. (History) Poor whites Economically viable labour Wage disputes Arbitration Housing Migrant labour Compounds Social control Medical Health and retirement benefits Recreation Apartheid in sport Racial differences Afrikaner empowerment 338.766910968 Iscor Limited -- History

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The economic and socio-political factors influencing labour relations within Iscor from 1934 to 1955

The economic and socio-political factors influencing labour relations within Iscor from 1934 to 1955