Book contents
- World War II and Southeast Asia
- World War II and Southeast Asia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology of World War II in the Pacific
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Southeast Asia in the Pacific War
- 2 Administration and Social Control in Southeast Asia
- 3 Finance for Japan’s Occupation
- 4 National Product and Trade
- 5 Transport, Public Utilities and Industrialization
- 6 Shortages, Substitutes and Rationing
- 7 Food and Famine in Southeast Asia
- 8 Food and Living Standards in Urban Southeast Asia
- 9 Labour and the Japanese
- 10 Costs of War and Lessons of Occupation
- Epilogue and Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Labour and the Japanese
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2020
Book contents
- World War II and Southeast Asia
- World War II and Southeast Asia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology of World War II in the Pacific
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Southeast Asia in the Pacific War
- 2 Administration and Social Control in Southeast Asia
- 3 Finance for Japan’s Occupation
- 4 National Product and Trade
- 5 Transport, Public Utilities and Industrialization
- 6 Shortages, Substitutes and Rationing
- 7 Food and Famine in Southeast Asia
- 8 Food and Living Standards in Urban Southeast Asia
- 9 Labour and the Japanese
- 10 Costs of War and Lessons of Occupation
- Epilogue and Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 appraises the use of Southeast Asian labour by the Japanese. Subjects discussed include forced labour, Japan’s policy of enslaving comfort women and the recruitment of workers for Japanese armed forces. Construction projects, including the Thailand-Burma railway, relied heavily on forced labour and took an enormous death toll among workers, both Southeast Asian and Allied prisoner.
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- World War II and Southeast AsiaEconomy and Society under Japanese Occupation, pp. 332 - 370Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020