Abstract
Programmes designed to stem labour turnover among semi-skilled and un skilled non-British migrant operatives in two NSW manufacturing plants are analysed. The assumptions underlying these programmes are discussed and their development and demise is charted. The author suggests an alternative explanation for some aspects of migrant behaviour in the workplace which casts doubt on the efficacy of "human relations" schemes designed to socialise migrants into Australian industry.
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