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By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised
Immigrants working at a large, remote farm in the state of Kansas are forced into hard labor to pay back the farms cost of illegally bringing them into the country, an Associated Press report says. The AP spoke with former workers at the Fullmer Catt
by Robert Brumfield Broadcast: July 27, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of t
Paul: Did you go to any other places, besides the tiger farm? Todd: Yeah. Actually, they have a whole array of special animal farms. They had a crocodile farm, they had a snake farm, and they also had an elephant farm, and I went to the elephant farm
凯萨查维斯 (Cesar Chavez) 是一位墨西哥裔美国劳工运动者,也是联合农场工人联盟的领袖二十世纪时,他是农场季节工人(migrant farm workers:为找工作四处迁徙的人)的主要发声人。他坚忍的领导能
Cesar Chavez Organized the First Successful Farm Workers Union in America Written by Robert Brumfield (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one
ECONOMICS REPORT - Farm Workers Union Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Grape Strike By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Friday, September 30, 2005 I'm Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Five Labor Leaders By Linda Burchill Broadcast: Sunday, September 05, 2004 (MUSIC) ANNCR: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. At the beginning of the twentieth cen
Funeral of murdered white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche in Ventersdorp, South Africa, 09 Apr 2010 In South Africa, racial tensions have been heightened in some sectors of society following the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanch
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Gaming industry tycoon Steve Wynn is denying charges that he sexually abused some of his employees. Restauranteurs John Besh and Mario Batali have stepped away from their businesses amid similar allegations. These men gained prom
In South Texas, Fair Wages Elude Farmworkers, 50 Years After Historic Strike DAVID GREENE, HOST: Fifty years ago this summer, farmworkers in South Texas walked off the fields to protest poor wages and appalling working conditions. They marched 400 mi
Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike 'Was Like Heading Into War' AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Fifty years ago, farmworkers in Texas walked off their jobs to protest low pay and terrible working conditions. They marched across the state in the searing summer heat. M
Many California Farmworkers Forced To Stay Behind During The Wildfires SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Woolsey Fire in Southern California has been contained, but it destroyed almost 1,500 structures across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. And while some res
Books and Arts; Book Review;American agribusiness;The power in the union; 文艺;书评;美国农业;工会的力量; Trampling Out the Vintage: Csar Chvez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers. By Frank Bardacke. 把葡萄踩在脚下:
AGRICULTURE REPORT - How Farm Pay Compares to Industrial Pay in AmericaBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A listene
By Mil Arcega Washington 10 October 2007 Agricultural experts say stepped up efforts to crack down on illegal immigration is having an unwanted effect on American farmers. Some claim recent raids and threats to prosecute companies that hire undocumen
Thousands of Zimbabwe Farm Workers Made Homeless Martin Rushmere Harare 5 Sep 2001 Zimbabwe commercial farmers say that more than 5,000 farm workers and their families have been made homeless in the p
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 September 2007 South Africa's Human Rights Commission has launched hearings into labor relations and land rights on the country's farms. The hearings follow a threat by a government minister to seize the land of farmer
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 November 2009 A new report from a Zimbabwe union says workers on the country's white-run farms were subjected to even greater violence than their employers during violent farms seizures under Zimbabwe President
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American labour leader and civil rights activist. He was a farm worker who co-founded the biggest farm workers union in the USA and improved the working conditions of thousands of farm labourers. Many see him as one of Amer