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7/22/1950 - A Case of Voluntary Labor Movement by Edwin S. Munger

INSTITUTE OF CUrRRE NT VORLI AFFAIRS ESM Makerere College A Case Voluntary Labor Movement Kampala Uganda East Africa July Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New YorM New York Dear Mr Rogers Africa continues suffer acute skilled workers insufficient total labor supply become shorter African develop accelerated until perennial recruitment headaches _Nsmd become common Yet there populated areas where flogged umeroifully capacity human support shrinkin rapidly People movin where waned story East Africa For thirty years principal labor migration route traveled Banyaruanda Barundi Belgian mandates Buganda Historically Ruanda Urundi steep sided hills duced people In years issue blunts starve Buanda flatter lower population density supported agriculture Since introduction cotton Baganda raised their income employ labor durin Scanty evidence legend suggest Baganda prolific tribe The Katikiro spoken sternly about inroads syphilis Ones seour6d man6wer through peaceful means Both Belgian British authorities recognize mutual benefits seasonal migration Uganda maintains camps medical ceners immigrants travel routes Vnen these people usually hungry seldom health miles ithout money their ragged pockets carry disease collapse malnutrition before findi The staggerin8 death reduced reatly Belians operate repatriatin Banyaruanda Barundi arrive unfit unable themselves Anenire Mulago Hospital Kampala filled these unfortunates advanced sages T B The available figures about I00 people Journey across south border Uganda every This gross urerestimate immigrants choose evade border counters reasons customs oonvenlenoe superstition Statistics labor office shown riddled errors obvious rechecking their others field investigation Nearin Ruanda Uganda border Mero largest three Kampala districts Buganda Kinda attracts ESM Goln south Albert Nile bottomed river steamer pushes barges ahead alonsideo Lugara Alur crowd aboard Rhino Camp smaller ports transfer bigger Pakwach eross Lake Albert Butiaba Sudd behind elephant herds common sights labor points compass although south route important The shows sources Baanda labor workin district Under enumeration order I009I rather interpolate sueotive estimates figures altered From spotcheokin peroentages ribal employment appear reasonably accurate Rhere immigration follows distinct roues shown solid blaek where fixed route exists movement seasonal broken The Lugbara Alur north employment sugar fields Lubara different follows courses because ontraoual arrangements Banyankole herders Batoro Jaluo houseboys Kampala Acholl pollcemen tribal ocupational oorrelaion earried The Tanganyika Uganda boundary roughl follows barrier Kagera River ohannelizin labor counts Kyaka Ferry Murungo Ferry Kakitmba Bridge An undetermined number people cross unsupervised points sparse country along rivers The Tananyika GoveNmaent vaccinates Kyaka Ferry where human stream flows Masaka toward Menlo Istriot The Barundi Tanganyika Urundi emigrants latter country prefer through Tananyika avoid passln through Ruanda where terms people From actual routes slightly chiefly availability dansers ataek attitudes officials money people fares Most penniless manage enough cheap African Asian buses Kabale SOUTH WEST LABOR ROUTE MOVEMENTS FROM ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR North 39580 South SCALE OF MILES REFERENCE International Intercolonial Boundaries Boundaries Provincial District Boundaries Boundaries Seasonal Non Seasonal Labor Routes FlOw Schematic BB I10001 MUN GKIt This labor source vital Buanda A number Baganda Jobs overen private business month these immirantotiers their little month easlly bananas their It reason African British overn ments concerned future There feelin immigraon Is slowing Preliminary figures Indicate sndenoy really knows Favoring influx workers Uganda Goverent efforts The Banyaruanda Barundi usually travel small places groups mutual protection This party enter sleep meals OU _skir __fKampala_ health measures regulations their conditions employment Waes higher before consumer bought available first after A carry hardship attitude Ruanda Urundi manhood Uganda The traditions battling lions elephants fihtin bandits livin country surviving where emigrant prestige return Praoioally traveled abroad returned money On other conditions famine powerful impetus early largely alleviated Extensive erracin other erosion controls coupled large scale developments Belgians mandates richer sufflolent The population surplus needed future projects countries nearby Cono Bellan officials enigmatic about their desires labor though definitely interceded occasion restrict places If money remains attraotlon seasonal worker devaluation reduced worth Uanda exchange Congo francs Counteracting possible effects dryin south route steady increase number Banyaruanda Barundi settling Buganda whether temporarily three period permanently I asked Kabaka before oonsldered these people Jeers He chiefs began oollectin taxes after subjects More women appear coming longer There intermarriage between Ban yaruanda Barundl Baganda women The brideprioe relatively Baganda immigrants utter contempt mixin In contradiction accepted group Banyaruanda appear assimi lated easily their identity generation They affeotin culture Baganda least small nothing ESg Strict rules rigid eforoeent halted worst erosion Randa Urundi The terraoin Urundi valley aotally Baanda unhappy thought My aalysis situation based reports talking officials concerned others position traveling south labor route farthest point shore Lake Taranyika Mengo District The unreliability figures built motiva facts shecking considers important whole Jeer Protectorate Uganda Altouh iortat knabout labor sources aside primary route In short letter I tried separate wheat chaff Social Scieno Research Institute mentioned letter carry through plans thorough study problem The mines Union single organised system number years The Cono government succeeding transplantin whole villages where waned labor incidentally better located social services The movements Memo essentially voluntary spontaneous needin consent active support overxnnents The majority migrate seasonally Eropeans Africans extractive industry These voluntary movements humane efficient When known prove feasibl method increasing labor mobility Africa Sincerely yours Edwin S Mugger Received New York