From Small Farms to Progressive Plantations: The Trajectory of Land Reform in the American Colonial Philippines, 1900–1916

Ventura, Theresa

doi:10.3098/ah.2016.090.4.459

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“…One financier said (Financier A, our translation): This relationship between the two actors in the mango fruit farming hierarchy is not far from that in colonial history. The social class arrangements during the colonial era typically entailed the collaboration between landed elites for extracting resources, land-grabbing, and labor exploitation of the peasant class (Fradera, 2004;Montefrio & Dressler, 2016;Sobritchea, 1981;Ventura, 2016). Also, it is comparable to cronyism in the authoritarian Philippines, where Marcos' conjugal dictatorship controlled numerous industries (Kaul, 1978;Montes, 1995).…”

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Is It Worth Enduring? Labor in Philippine Mango Fruit Farming

Sacramento,

Cañete

2023

Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journ

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This article examines the process of labor exploitation in mango fruit farming in the Philippines. It provides a case study based on primary data collected through key informant interviews as well as secondary data. The article argues that contemporary mango fruit farming remains within the conventional labor dynamics inherited from historical capitalist domination and exploitation. The drive for transformative development has favored orchard owners and financiers leaving aside laborers’ well-being, welfare, and safety nets. Moreover, the ideological normalization of laborers’ dire conditions has led to acceptance of whatever conditions are allowed by powerful actors. The plight of laborers in the mango fruit industry remains a relevant and continuing struggle that requires relentless advocacy.

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