Worker turnover and irregular labour patterns in an exporting industrial district. The cork stopper industry (1891-1910)

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  • Rosa Ros Massana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.01.004

Keywords:

Worker turnover, Irregular labour patterns, Cork manufacture, Industrial districts

Abstract

This article draws on the payroll books of two companies to analyse the highly irregular work patterns in the
Catalan cork industry, which were the result of flexible labour management by companies that were very
much exposed to international competition, but also of the survival of traditional forms of leisure in a sector
characterized by a strong craft culture. The fact that the sector was organized as an industrial district, which
facilitated the turnover of skilled workers and allowed household production, played a crucial role in shaping
these labour patterns.

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Ros Massana, R. (2020). Worker turnover and irregular labour patterns in an exporting industrial district. The cork stopper industry (1891-1910). Investigaciones De Historia Económica, 16(2), 95–107. https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2020.01.004

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