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Inside mining capitalism : the micropolitics of work on the Congolese and Zambian copperbelts / edited by Benjamin Rubbers
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubbers, Dr Benjamin.
- Series:
- African issues.
- African issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copper mines and mining--Political aspects--Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Copper mines and mining.
- Copper mines and mining--Political aspects--Zambia.
- Copper mines and mining--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Employees.
- Copper mines and mining--Zambia--Employees.
- Miners--Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Miners.
- Miners--Zambia.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, 2021.
- Summary:
- Since the beginning of the 21st century, African countries with mineral resources have witnessed an unprecedented rise in foreign direct investments and the development of new flexible workforce management practices in the mining industry. But what does this mean for those who actually work in this industry? Based on research in the Congo and Zambia, where a mining boom has led to more than thirty new mining projects in recent years, this book explores the processes of improvisation and adaptation behind the emergence of this neoliberal labour regime. The contributors show how mining projects' labour practices have been mediated, negotiated, or resisted by mine workers, unionists, and human resource managers. They discuss variations in labour practices put in place by new mining projects depending on the type of capital involved, the type of mine being developed, and their location. Finally, the book examines the implications of power dynamics surrounding companies' labour strategies from the broader perspective of the responsibility of trade unions, gender equality, and identity politics.--Landing page
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-80010-318-2
- 1-80010-319-0
- OCLC:
- 1281912383
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