Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 288)

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Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 288)

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in 1934-35 his wage dropped to 80-130 mils, or by 300-506 per cent.
This was also true for laberers in the soap industry where wages
Grepped from 25C-500 mils per day in 1930 to no more than 129 mils for
day and nignt shifts in 1935-36. It is important to mention here that
wages here do not take into account the high inflation rate which was
also characteristic of the Palestinian economy during this period.
(17) In fact, most affected by Palestine's economic conditions
during this period was precisely the class of urban proletarians
traditionally ignored by most authors. As the further discussion
reveals, tne numerous members of this class experienced iving
conditions which proved to be harsher than those faced by the rurai
proletarians. The theusands cf wage labourers who flocded to the
cities were, like their rural counterparts,relegated to the most
menial, unskilled, low paying jobs. In economic terms, the only
difference between the urban and rural proletarians was that in times
of unemployment or underemployment -whi">) were net infrequent in
Palestine- the urban proletariat cceuld nct turn to the land, the house
or the village for social or economic support.
To appreciate the living conditions under which the indigenous
Palestinian urban proletariat existed, the results of a survey of 1000
working class families in Jaffa wili be analysed. This survey was
conducted by the Arab Workers‘ Society and presented in 1937 to the
Royal Commission. Otherwise known as tne Peel Commission,this
commission was sent to Palestine in late 1936 to “investigate the
reasons of the FPaiestinian revolt".
Tne major finding of this survey was that the overwhelming majority
of the workers were paid extremely low wages. These wages were low in
absolute terms, that is in relation to the costs of living in Jaffa.
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