Rudarji rudnika Mežica in njihovo delo v obdobju 1918 do 1947
Miners from Mežica Mine and their Work Between 1918 and 1947
Author(s): Karla OderSubject(s): Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Economic development, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: Slovenia; Mežica; mining; miners; social question;
Summary/Abstract: On the basis of archive material and personal memories obtained in the field, the author reviews the life and work of the miners from the Mežica lead mine. Mining was the main economic activity in the upper Mežiška dolina valley in Carinthia, providing employment to some 70 percent of its population and having a direct and indirect influence on the region's development rate. The mining production and the miners and their working hours, health care, hygiene, insurance and salaries are presented.
Journal: Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (before 1960: Prispevki za zgodovino delavskega gibanja)
- Issue Year: 46/2006
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 125-144
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Slovenian