Mercado laboral en el Caribe y las desigualdades socio-laborales (1890-1930). Los trabajadores calificados de la UFCO y de la Northern Railway Company and the Northern Railway Company a las puertas de la crisis de 1929
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2018-10-02
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Universidad del Magdalena
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En este escrito se hace referencia a las transformaciones en el mercado laboral en la Región Caribe de Costa Rica
Costa Rica. El objetivo consiste en comprender cambios en la composición de la fuerza laboral y en las condiciones laborales, en lo que respecta a la producción agroexportadora, así como a la construcción de infraestructura ferroviaria, en un periodo comprendido desde 1890 hasta 1930. Para establecer las conexiones, se discuten las relaciones comerciales entre Costa Rica, Panamá y Jamaica, las migraciones laborales entre las mismas, y las investigaciones sobre la United Fruit Company en Cuba, que, además, son tomadas como referente comparativo.
La bibliografía consultada, consiste en publicaciones relativas a la historia del trabajo de las multinacionales bananeras en Centroamérica y el Caribe ístmico e insultar. Las fuentes comprenden los Censos Nacionales de 1891 y 1927, así como el Fondo Northern, disponible en el Archivo Nacional de Costa Rica (ANCR).
This essay focuses on the transformations in the labor market in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and aims to understand the changes in composition of the work force and working conditions in regards to agroexport production, such as the construction of railway infrastructure between 1890 and 1930. This essay also considers the relationships between Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, and Cuba from a transnational perspective. Due to the fact that Costa Rica maintained commercial relationships with Panama and Jamaica, according to the 1891 census, there were labor migrations between these countries. Studies on the United Fruit Company in Cuba are used as a point of comparison. The literature consulted in this essay includes publications relevant to labor history on the multinational banana companies in Central America and the Caribbean. Primary sources include the Costa Rican national census of 1891 and 1927, available in the Northern Railway collection at the Costa Rican National Archives (ANCR).
This essay focuses on the transformations in the labor market in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and aims to understand the changes in composition of the work force and working conditions in regards to agroexport production, such as the construction of railway infrastructure between 1890 and 1930. This essay also considers the relationships between Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, and Cuba from a transnational perspective. Due to the fact that Costa Rica maintained commercial relationships with Panama and Jamaica, according to the 1891 census, there were labor migrations between these countries. Studies on the United Fruit Company in Cuba are used as a point of comparison. The literature consulted in this essay includes publications relevant to labor history on the multinational banana companies in Central America and the Caribbean. Primary sources include the Costa Rican national census of 1891 and 1927, available in the Northern Railway collection at the Costa Rican National Archives (ANCR).
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Ferrocarriles, Caribe, Historia del Trabajo, Mercado Laboral
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http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/jangwapana/article/view/2681