Full text of this article is only available in PDF format.

Mikko Kantola (email)

Social promotion of forest workers.

Kantola M. (1979). Social promotion of forest workers. Silva Fennica vol. 13 no. 3 article id 5040. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a14897

Abstract

Alongside the extent of forest production, the demand for labour input in forestry depends on the development of the structure of production and of the productivity of the work. In this, mechanization of harvesting will have long-lasting influence. Despite the growth in forestry production, the number of forestry workers has decreased considerably in many countries, but at the same time the share of professional forest workers has increased. The permanence of work fundamentally affects the life of a forest worker. It has influence on the income level, on the social position of the worker and on the standard of living.

The appreciation of the occupation of a forest worker will be increased mainly within the increasing mechanization of the work. It requires vocational training, and it will improve wages, competition of skilled workers and social appreciation of the vocation. In order to influence their benefits forest workers have organized themselves into trade unions. They activate their members in to helping the unions to attain their aims. Trade unions try to influence the policies of forestry and forest labour. In this respect they are in contact with political parties. The questions of labour policy occupy a central position in the mutual relations of the labour market organizations. Within mutual cooperation much promotion has been achieved concerning wages, working conditions, rationalization, improvement of housing facilities and other living conditions. Especially in some East-European countries attention is being paid to the motivation of forest workers.

The PDF includes a summary in Finnish.

Keywords
forestry; mechanization; forest work; forest workers; labour; trade unions; labour policy; World Forest Congress

Published in 1979

Views 2768

Available at https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a14897 | Download PDF

Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0

Register
Click this link to register to Silva Fennica.
Log in
If you are a registered user, log in to save your selected articles for later access.
Contents alert
Sign up to receive alerts of new content

Your selected articles
Your search results
Kantola M., Harstela P. (1993) The basic terminology of timber harvesting in Fi.. Silva Fennica vol. 27 no. 1 article id 5500
Kantola M., (1979) The development of simple tools for forestry wor.. Silva Fennica vol. 13 no. 3 article id 5041
Kantola M., (1979) Social promotion of forest workers. Silva Fennica vol. 13 no. 3 article id 5040
Kantola M., (1976) Viewpoint on the status and future prospects of .. Silva Fennica vol. 10 no. 1 article id 4934
Kantola M., (1951) Recent achievements in timber transportation Silva Fennica vol. no. 69 article id 4616