Politics in the Caribbean
: Discuss the connection between political parties and trade unions in Jamaica and one other Caribbean country, showing areas of similarity and difference.
A Political Party is a political organization that normally seeks to influence government and government policy, this is done by nominating their own candidates, trying to seat them in political office. Parties often express an ideology or vision of specific views and participate in electoral campaigns and protest actions.
The emergence of trade unions, political parties and leading personalities.
With the socioeconomic problems of the 1930s, it came as no surprise that there was widespread labour unrest. Below is a summary of the disturbance that occurred throughout the 1930s.
In 1937, riots in Barbados began because of Clement Payne (Trinidadian). He told the people that they were being oppressed because of their race and he urged them to organise themselves into unions. Payne kept several meetings in Bridgetown and other parts of the island. The authorities decided to put a stop to these developments by deporting Payne on the grounds that he had given false information to immigration officers when he entered the island (Barbados). Payne had declared that he was a Barbadian. The authorities said he was Trinidadian. The truth is that Payne had been born in Trinidad of Barbadian parents. Grantley Adams appealed against the deportation, which still went ahead.
Riots broke out in Bridgetown and on sugar estates, automobiles were pushed into the sea, stores were ransacked and the police volunteers killed 14 and wounded 47 of the rioters. Grantley Adams emerged as labour leader and the Barbados Progressive League was formed. Trade union laws were also passed.
Labour unrest in Jamaica began in 1937 as well, when a demonstration of unemployed workers and ex-servicemen in Kingston was broken up by the police using batons. Then, in January 1938, violence erupted at the Frome Sugar Factory owned by Tate and
A Political Party is a political organization that normally seeks to influence government and government policy, this is done by nominating their own candidates, trying to seat them in political office. Parties often express an ideology or vision of specific views and participate in electoral campaigns and protest actions.
The emergence of trade unions, political parties and leading personalities.
With the socioeconomic problems of the 1930s, it came as no surprise that there was widespread labour unrest. Below is a summary of the disturbance that occurred throughout the 1930s.
In 1937, riots in Barbados began because of Clement Payne (Trinidadian). He told the people that they were being oppressed because of their race and he urged them to organise themselves into unions. Payne kept several meetings in Bridgetown and other parts of the island. The authorities decided to put a stop to these developments by deporting Payne on the grounds that he had given false information to immigration officers when he entered the island (Barbados). Payne had declared that he was a Barbadian. The authorities said he was Trinidadian. The truth is that Payne had been born in Trinidad of Barbadian parents. Grantley Adams appealed against the deportation, which still went ahead.
Riots broke out in Bridgetown and on sugar estates, automobiles were pushed into the sea, stores were ransacked and the police volunteers killed 14 and wounded 47 of the rioters. Grantley Adams emerged as labour leader and the Barbados Progressive League was formed. Trade union laws were also passed.
Labour unrest in Jamaica began in 1937 as well, when a demonstration of unemployed workers and ex-servicemen in Kingston was broken up by the police using batons. Then, in January 1938, violence erupted at the Frome Sugar Factory owned by Tate and