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Title:Labor in Liberia
Authors:Mason, Dew T.
Sawyer, Amos
Year:1979
Periodical:Review of African Political Economy
Volume:6
Issue:14
Pages:3-15
Language:English
Geographic term:Liberia
Subjects:trade unions
labour law
Economics and Trade
Labor and Employment
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056247908703381
Abstract:The authors trace the development of peripheral capitalism in Liberia, drawing out the totally dependent nature of its export economy dominated by international corporations, the deteriorating economic position of the workers and peasants, and the growing power of the different fractions of the ruling class. They go on to trace the growth of the working class and its increasing militancy since 1961, the response to this in the form of anti-strike legislation and the consequent worsening of workers' conditions and standards of living. As a result of the collaborationist character of the trades union leadership, rank and file workers have assumed responsibilities of leadership and organised strikes despite the collusion of trade union leaders with the police. Bibliographic note.
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