Industrial Conflict in Malaya: Prelude to the Communist Revolt of 1948Study of the deterioration in labour relations and the subsequent strikes which led to political problems and the communist political party revolt of 1948 in malaya (now incorporated in Malaysia) and Singapore - covers the working conditions of Chinese and Indian immigrant workers, comments on labour legislation, the role of UK after the war, trade union and employers organizations' attitudes to restrictive practices, the rapid growth in union membership after accession to independence. Bibliography pp. 252 to 261. |
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The Organized Organize II | 11 |
Reaction or Reform? | 38 |
The Japanese Occupation and its Aftermath | 54 |
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