Le travail au Togo sous mandat de la France (1919-1941)

In this article the author analyzes the institutionalisation of remunerated labour in Togo under French mandat (1919 to 1941). After a description of the difficulties the French encountered to introduce this notion, the author gives details about tax labour, the material conditions of labour, the quantitative importance of the indigenous personnel and the salaries given during these years. This meticulous analysis of labour conditions contributes to retrace the process of introducing remunerated labour in Togo and its gradual acceptance by the social and cultural Systems of indigenous populations.In this article the author analyzes the institutionalisation of remunerated labour in Togo under French mandat (1919 to 1941). After a description of the difficulties the French encountered to introduce this notion, the author gives details about tax labour, the material conditions of labour, the quantitative importance of the indigenous personnel and the salaries given during these years. This meticulous analysis of labour conditions contributes to retrace the process of introducing remunerated labour in Togo and its gradual acceptance by the social and cultural Systems of indigenous populations.Schürkens Ulrike. Le travail au Togo sous mandat de la France (1919-1941). In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 79, n°295, 2e trimestre 1992. pp. 227-240