Workplace Relations in Colonial Bengal : The Jute Industry and Indian Labour 1870s-1930s (Paperback)

Introduction 1. Sets, Squads, and Shifts: The Emergence and Development of the 'Multiple Shift' System 2. Uninterrupted hours of work and frequent breaks: The modalities of shared work and excess employment at the shopfloor 3. Defending the spaces and rhythms of the workplace: Labour conflicts over the change in shift systems 4. 'Various Paths Are Today Opened': Working class politics and the General strike of 1929 5. 'Fight to finish': Labour Conflicts in the Bengal Jute Belt in the 1930s