The kg entrepreneurs with large land leases and the subcontractors who received logging contracts from them were the principal actors in the organization of logging taking shape in the nineteenth century. Row were things organized? What part did the subcontractors play in the control of logging operations? What were the physical working conditions of subcontractors? These are some of the questions answered in this article. The author also shows how the way operations were organized served to isolate the workers in small groups and helped to preserve the status quo with regard to working conditions.
Résumé
Les gros entrepreneurs forestiers qui détiennent en location de larges concessions et les sous-traitants qui reçoivent d'eux des contrats de coupe sont les piliers de l'organisation de l'exploitation forestière qui prend forme au XIXe siècle. Comment cette organisation a-t-et'le fonctionné? Quelle est la part des sous-traitants dans le contrôle de l'exploitation forestière? Quelles sont les conditions matérielles de travail de ces derniers? Voilà quelques questions auxquelles l'auteur répond dans cet article, mais on y verra aussi comment la structure de l'organisation concourrait à isoler les travailleurs en petites unités, ce qui a contribué à maintenir le statu quo dans les conditions de travail.
