A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI

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dc.contributor.advisorJames, Wilmoten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Peter Mathewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-29T11:57:32Z
dc.date.available2016-02-29T11:57:32Z
dc.date.issued1991en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 120-128.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study outlines and discusses recent changes in employer housing practices in the South African gold mining industry. Beginning in the 1970s, but more particularly in the 1980s, a number of factors compelled employers to introduce alternatives to the system of hostel accommodation. South African migrant workers now have access to a broader range of housing options including home ownership schemes and off-mine rental schemes. These initiatives are critically examined and their implications for workers and the migrant labour system are assessed. A general overview of the housing policies of the six major mining groups is provided, with a more detailed focus on the labour practices of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited. At present, participation rates in management devised accommodation schemes remain low. It appears that existing schemes do not fully meet the needs and preferences of migrant workers. Affordability and migrant attitudes towards permanent relocation to the urban areas are two important considerations in this regard. A number of other obstacles to the implementation of a flexible housing model for the African workforce are identified. A central conclusion of this study is that progress towards a locally housed industry workforce will continue to be slow. The migrant labour system will undergo further transformation, but will continue as the central form of labour supply to the mines.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHunter, P. M. (1991). <i>A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHunter, Peter Mathew. <i>"A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHunter, P. 1991. A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hunter, Peter Mathew AB - This study outlines and discusses recent changes in employer housing practices in the South African gold mining industry. Beginning in the 1970s, but more particularly in the 1980s, a number of factors compelled employers to introduce alternatives to the system of hostel accommodation. South African migrant workers now have access to a broader range of housing options including home ownership schemes and off-mine rental schemes. These initiatives are critically examined and their implications for workers and the migrant labour system are assessed. A general overview of the housing policies of the six major mining groups is provided, with a more detailed focus on the labour practices of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited. At present, participation rates in management devised accommodation schemes remain low. It appears that existing schemes do not fully meet the needs and preferences of migrant workers. Affordability and migrant attitudes towards permanent relocation to the urban areas are two important considerations in this regard. A number of other obstacles to the implementation of a flexible housing model for the African workforce are identified. A central conclusion of this study is that progress towards a locally housed industry workforce will continue to be slow. The migrant labour system will undergo further transformation, but will continue as the central form of labour supply to the mines. DA - 1991 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1991 T1 - A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI TI - A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHunter PM. A critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCI. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Sociology, 1991 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17315en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSociologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherInductrial Sociologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMiners - Housingen_ZA
dc.subject.otherIndustrial housing - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleA critical analysis of current housing and accommodation practices in the gold mining industry : the case of JCIen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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