This paper focuses on living conditions of the electric car crew in Kyungsung during the colonial period and their consciousness which is formed from work process. The occupation which is an electric car crew originated with imported civilization toge...
This paper focuses on living conditions of the electric car crew in Kyungsung during the colonial period and their consciousness which is formed from work process. The occupation which is an electric car crew originated with imported civilization together. Their wages or labor condition were similar to the worker of different type of business. But they had an autonomy in a fashion differently from the plant worker.
The crews recognized that they were responsible for the safe carriage of many people. From like that point, they were full of conceit of their occupation. But many citizens made a complaint that crews were high-handed and impolite. The crews's high-handed manner was influenced by the colonial rule of japanese imperialism. The attitude of the colonial rule of japanese imperialism was to accomplish their purpose by the oppressive control and management. And It was related to a control form of capital. Kyungsung Electrical Manufacturing Company didn't invest in equipment or increase the number of crew for the benefit of themselves. The inferior labor condition of crews was due to confront a passenger with impertinence.
The citizens thought that an electronic car must served citizens because of working for the public good. Therefore citizens required the electric car crews to do passengers a kindness. Citizens frequently conflicted with an electric car crews because of service. Complications between both persons were not solved through standing on the basis of understanding. The problem of service was solved with oppressive form through the police's frequent intervention.
Kyungsung was the city which a new change began and the region which a new thought was flowed most first of all. The crews felt social change most first of all, with running fast in the heart of colonial city. The way of thinking of them was realistic. A right consciousness was not appeared by rapid and excessive form. The way of action of the crews in the process of strike was to watch the development of a matter, and was to take the way of improvement or compromise.
The crews participated in organization movement individually or collectively. They participated in the 1919 independence movement and Singanhoi(新幹會). And the organization of crews was closely related to labor movement during 1920s, 1930s. But This movement don't have influence on most of crews. It was due to more the limit of labor movement in those days than the close control of capital and Japanese imperialism.
It was expected that collective movement of crews spreaded over the society largely because they took charge of mass traffic. Therefore capital and police watched closely the crews's movement. Accordingly the organization movement of crews most was over at a shot and was left over potential power.