Why Was Reservation Introduced On Mines Flashcards
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Why Was there tension between white and black workers?
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Mine owners preferred to hire black workers
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Reasons black workers were preferred
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Housed and fed in compounds so they could be paid less
Had not trade union rights
They were needed to keep the mines going as they formed the largest number of workers
Had to carry passes this made controlling then easier
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Comparison of the white works to why the black workers were preferred
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Were able to settle in towns so they demanded to be paid more to pay for they homes and families
Hade trade unions
Were given supervisory work,they dud less of the actual mining themselves
Did not have passes so controlling them was more difficult