book chapter

History of the migration in Uganda

Economic development and tribal change: a study of immigrant labour in Buganda • Cambridge, England • Published In 1954 • Pages: 17-51

By: Powesland, P. G..

Abstract

This is an historical account of labor migration in Uganda during the period of British administration. The development of cotton plantations, sugar mills and other industries necessitated a large importation of workers from neighboring countries. Powesland discusses the size of labor force, the flow of the immigrant stream, the wage level and working conditions, and government attempts at regulation. The employment of forced labor by the colonial government in the early period and the changing attitude of the Ganda toward agricultural and manual labor are also given attention. Powesland was a member of the Social Studies Department of Makerere College. His report was a part of the project on the study of immigrant labor in Uganda carried out by the East African Institute of Social Research at the request of the Government of Uganda. See 7: Richards for a study of other aspects of immigrant labor undertaken by the same research project.

HRAF PubDate

1998

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Eastern Africa

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Social Scientist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Robert Lee ; 1959

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1900-1947

Coverage Place

Uganda

Notes

P. G. Powesland

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

54031964

LCSH

Ganda (African people)