An "H-2 worker" is a foreigner who is issued a temporary (6 month) entrance permit in order to do farm labor. This documentary explores the situation these workers find themselves both in Florida, where they do their work (and have their wages skimmed by their greedy employers, who get a government subsidy just to employ them) and in their native Jamaica, where poverty is deep and widespread. While it is attractive, the thick Jamaican accent of some of the interviewed workers is frequently difficult to understand. Clarke ...
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An "H-2 worker" is a foreigner who is issued a temporary (6 month) entrance permit in order to do farm labor. This documentary explores the situation these workers find themselves both in Florida, where they do their work (and have their wages skimmed by their greedy employers, who get a government subsidy just to employ them) and in their native Jamaica, where poverty is deep and widespread. While it is attractive, the thick Jamaican accent of some of the interviewed workers is frequently difficult to understand. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Good. No packaging as issued. Run time: 66 mins. Originally released: 1990. EX-LIBRARY'S withdrawn MOVIE ISBN #767685989234 THIS CD S IS CONTAINS LIBRARY S LOGO AND MARKER S MARKER (AMOF99VB112918) PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a (SET OF 1 DISC). This DISC (s) Contains visible Scratches) Case is (Good) Tab s Cover (good) DISC s Holding tab is (Good). Missing Cover pamphlet (no) This CD is contains Marking on the Discs and the case.