H-2 worker / Docurama ; produced in association with Valley Filmworks, Inc. ; produced and directed by Stephanie Black.

Since World War II, the United States has been issuing H-2 licenses for seasonal farm workers. These workers are meant to be covered by the same laws as regular workers, but these rules are not often followed. While America complains about cheap foreign labor, it uses--and abuses--millions of foreig...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author: Mutabaruka, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Valley Filmworks, Inc
Docurama (Firm)
New Video Group
Other Authors: Black, Stephanie (Motion picture director) (Director, Producer)
Alberti, Maryse (Cinematographer)
Mullen, John (Film editor)
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published: New York, NY : Docurama Films : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Agricultural laborers.
Agricultural laborers, Foreign.
Foreign workers, Jamaican > Florida.
Sugar workers > Florida.
Sugarcane industry > Florida.
Agricultural laborers > Florida.
Agricultural laborers > Housing.
Agricultural laborers > Health and hygiene.
Strikes and lockouts > Agricultural laborers.
Labor economics.
Labor > History.
Industrial relations > History.
Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Trabajadores azucareros > Florida.
Trabajadores extranjeros, jamaicano.
Foreign workers, Jamaican.
Industrial relations.
Labor.
Sugar workers.
Sugarcane industry.
Florida.
Florida > Palm Beach County.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films > United States.
History.
Genre:
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
H2 worker.
Format: Video DVD

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