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Title Inside mining capitalism : the micropolitics of work on the Congolese and Zambian copperbelts / edited by Benjamin Rubbers.

Publication Info. Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey, 2021.
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Description 1 online resource (167 pages) : maps.
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Series African issues
African issues.
Note Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Internet Archive Wayback Machine, viewed November 2, 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
Subject Copper mines and mining -- Political aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Copper mines and mining -- Political aspects -- Zambia.
Copper mines and mining -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Employees.
Copper mines and mining -- Zambia -- Employees.
Miners -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Miners -- Zambia.
Miners. (OCoLC)fst01022485
Congo (Democratic Republic) (OCoLC)fst01208723
Zambia. (OCoLC)fst01209422
Added Author Rubbers, Benjamin, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Inside mining capitalism. Martlesham : James Currey, 2021 9781847012869 (OCoLC)1272873788
ISBN 9781800103184 (James Curry ePDF)
9781800103191 (ePub electronic book)
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