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    The Great Depression struck in 1929 and left many migrant workers unemployed in Southern California. Like most people‚ many hispanics were desperate for jobs‚ once theirs were taken. They were offered jobs in the fields and immediately took them. Braceros‚ “manual laborers”‚ were forced to settle for poor working and unsanitary conditions. Many were taken advantage of by their employers. Cesar Chavez‚ an American farm worker‚ labor leader‚ and civil rights activists‚ was born on March 31‚ 1927 in

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    The situation of migrant workers is described to be very tough‚ since their labour right is exploited. They could not have salaries on time and the bargaining power of them is small. Migrant workers are suffering‚ having low quality of life. In Source 2‚ however‚ migrant workers are no longer exploited. There is a rise in their basic salary. They are also provided with better welfare which is mentioned in the source‚ such as “well-furnished dormitory‚ recreation facilities‚ and special bonus”. Their

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    significant exploitation of temporary migrant workers and their entitlements. Migrant workers are mistreated in multiple ways for their efforts as an employee. These can encompass of no workers compensation if they were injured in hazardous working conditions and also unsatisfactory or limited pay and entitlements for their efforts‚ which is due a lack of knowledge of legislations and their rights as employees. As a result of this‚ exploited migrant workers do not stand up for their rights in the

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    cherished during his stay in Bendarat and Billy interacts with the town and it’s people with the utmost respect to maintain his sense of belonging in the town. Inside Tim Winton’s short story “ neighbours”‚ Time is needed for the neighbours of the migrant street to become accustomed with their new young neighbours‚ and through this‚ relationships are formed when barriers are broken down between the parties. BODY1 For 16 year old Billy Luckket‚ the passage of time that Billy felt isolated from

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    I quickly took great liking to Eugenio as his story mirrored my own and that of my father‚ a migrant worker adapting to a foreign country in search of a better life for his family. While devising ways to help Eugenio I had asked to meet with brother Warren‚ an ophthalmologist. After examining Eugenio he agreed to do his surgery for 4‚000 dollars and

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    Cesar Chavez

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    was born in a very poor family. During his childhood‚ Cesar did not only see the injustices of life‚ but he also saw how most farm workers were mistreated and overworked. Also Cesar saw how many people lost their jobs and homes‚ and basically had to walk around the country in order to find a new job. When Cesar was 10‚ his parents were forced to become migrant workers because of the Great Depression. Cesar Chavez was a strategic leader because he was non violent‚ and he was very dedicated to the

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    poem “migrant hostel” Migrant hostel explores the emotions surrounding the migrant experience of detainment after arrival in Parks NSW. A tone of instability and insecurity is set by the prominence of nouns in the first stanza. “Comings and goings”‚ “arrivals”‚ “busloads” and “sudden departures” are positioned at the start of the line. This highlights the transient nature of the migrant hotel. The simile “like a homing pigeon circling to get its bearings” creates a sense of the migrants desire

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    group truly explain the positives and negatives of migrant lifestyles‚ if you have not walked a day in the shoes of a migrant?”‚ these bold words cut through the noises until there was nothing but silence among our peers. After‚ we emerged from the raging battle victories with our prize in

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    your thoughts‚ emotions and ideas‚ or will you be accepting of your situation? In the novella Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ George and Lennie‚ two men travelling together in order to realize their dream of owning land‚ meet several workers at a ranch they have just arrived at. Several of the characters they meet‚ including an old man with a hand injury‚ an African-American with a crooked back‚ and a housewife who desperately wishes to become an actress‚ admit to having a lonely lifestyle

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    must have walked through this road to enter a lonely and miserable life‚ moving from ranch to ranch finding useless work. I think all the people living in the ranch are lonely. This proves this where Steinbeck describes the bunk house where all the workers sleep. "Over each bunk there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for personal belongings of the occupant of the bunk." (p38) The way Steinbeck describes the bunkhouse indicates their lonely lives. Also by only

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