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Unit 6.2
Migrant workers - Coggle Diagram
Unit 6.2
Migrant workers
Migrant Workers A
Taxes increased, must also send married men.
First contracts 2 months, slowly increased to 12.
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If day was not signed, contract became longer.
British introduce new taxes (poll & hut), pressure Africans to work in mines.
Miner breaks contract, gets arrested.
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Migrant Workers C:
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Growing gap between older men grew up in village, vs young men who experienced mining life.
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Families relied on miners to send money for food, clothes & tools.
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If miner dies or comes back sick, family left in poverty.
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