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Labor control

Libre, pero sin poder irse

Legal freedom did not always mean freedom from paperwork, registries, and labor surveillance. The libreta de jornaleros is the receipt.

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Labor receipt1849
FreedomLegal status did not erase labor control
PaperRegistry and libreta for jornaleros
ReceiptFree did not always mean free to move
The paperwork is part of the labor history.
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  • The June 16, 1849 Gaceta published Pezuela's instructions for the jornalero regime.
  • Article 2 ordered local registries for jornaleros.
  • Article 3 ordered a libreta for each jornalero.
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UF/dLOC: Gazeta de Puerto-Rico, June 16, 1849EnciclopediaPR: labor history contextYouTube ShortSource packet: Libre, pero sin poder irse
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