Labour migration and its socio-economic impacts on communities in Masasi district, 1920-1960
| dc.contributor.author | Hashim, Halfan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-14T12:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-07T15:01:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-14T12:35:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-07T15:01:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF HD 5856.T34H37) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study provides an account of labour migration and its socio-economic impact on the livelihoods of the people of Masasi district. It explores the introduction of the migrant labour system to the area and its associated problems in the period under review. The study begins by giving a historical background of Masasi district by focusing on the socio-political and economic organization that existed in the area before the colonialists came to the area. It is said that before the establishment of the colonial economy the people of Masasi engaged in long distance trade. But after the establishment of the colonial economy in Tanganyika, Masasi was turned into a labour reserve, supplying labourers to the production centres such as Tanga, Mikindani and Morogoro, where cash crops were grown. The migration of people from Masasi to these centres was a result of a number of factors. The monetization of the economy and the limited economic opportunities that could enable people to get more money created conditions for migration to take place. Besides, the demand for labour outside the district, especially in the sisal plantations of Morogoro or Tanga acted as a pull factor. Oral and archival sources have revealed that agriculture and food production in Masasi were much affected because a large number of the able-bodied men left the area for the plantations. Thus, famine and hunger hit the area for many years during the colonial rule. The educational sector was also affected as people quit school and went to work in the plantations. The established social norms were also affected because the youth, who went to work in the colonial enterprises, acquired bad habits that spread in Masasi when they returned. Migrant migration also resulted in adulterous practices and divorces. The death of labourers in the plantations caused the existence of single parent families in Masasi. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hashim, H. (2015) Labour migration and its socio-economic impacts on communities in Masasi district, 1920-1960, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1093 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam | en_US |
| dc.subject | Migration labour | en_US |
| dc.subject | History | en_US |
| dc.subject | Economic conditions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Masai district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Labour migration and its socio-economic impacts on communities in Masasi district, 1920-1960 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |