Open and closed compounds

Question 1

What were compounds

Answer 1

-Places where black workers were kept which were away from the white people’s accommodation
-There wasn’t control over them
-Workers often died from pneumonia during cold winters because they didn’t have enough food and warm shelter

Question 2

What were closed compounds

Answer 2

-Large mining companies decided that black workers are to stay in their compounds for their entire 3-6 month contract without leaving

Question 3

What did employers do to increase productivity in their compounds

Answer 3

-They improved the living conditions in the compound

Question 4

What did the employers begin doing to stop workers from smuggling diamonds

Answer 4

-Workers would be searched at the end of their contracts
-Workers would be fed laxatives to make their stomachs work so they could retrieve the diamonds that they swallowed.
-They were given thick round gloves so that they wouldn’t be able to pick the diamonds up and swallow them again