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Conditions for workers. Workers believed they would be better off in the five year plans– in NEP, real wage only rose slowly and unemployment was high in the late 1920s. Young workers were tired of their managers giving orders
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Workers believed they would be better off in the five year plans– in NEP, real wage only rose slowly and unemployment was high in the late 1920s. • Young workers were tired of their managers giving orders • It seemed unfair that engineers were given privileges from dull work. Workers before the Five year plans
The group of industrialworkers, also called proletarian intelligentsia were highly developed in technical skills and education. • This group did well, wage differentials were introduced, and their standard of living were higher than the broad mass of workers Creation of a proletarian intelligentsia
Workers in 1930s who stayed in their jobs were better off. • Training courses allowed workers improve their qualifications, position, pay and prospects. • If exceeded their targets, workers rewarded with higher pay, better working conditions and if lucky, better housing. • Also celebrated in newspapers Workers during the five year plans
Around 10 million women joined the labour force • Dominated some professions, esp. in medicine and school teaching. • Less educated, tough women became factory workers. Made up 44% of the workforce. • Women paid less and less involved in political and technical education compared to men – however, did jobs that they had not done before. Women in the labour force
Women had to look after home AND work. • Chances of reaching top were limited – 20/328 factory directors were women. • Only four women were head doctors – 50-60% of doctors were women. Women in the labourforce (cont….)
