The Workers Cup - Modern Slavery?
Clip: Season 31 Episode 5 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
During lunch, workers discuss their definitions of "freedom."
During lunch in the cafeteria, workers who are also members of the company’s soccer team talk about what they miss from home and their definitions of “freedom.” Their conversation touches on issues of racism and whether the conditions of their employment are a modern form of slavery.
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
The Workers Cup - Modern Slavery?
Clip: Season 31 Episode 5 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
During lunch in the cafeteria, workers who are also members of the company’s soccer team talk about what they miss from home and their definitions of “freedom.” Their conversation touches on issues of racism and whether the conditions of their employment are a modern form of slavery.
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The Workers Cup - Typical Work
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...