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Yet they cannot obtain proper jobs in the city, due to a 1950's law that has successfully segregated them from city-dwellers. Though the law is no longer enforced, the villagers continue to experience disrespect and humiliation due to the fact that their jobs are at the lowest end of the working spectrum, and they are considered to be not only uneducated, but also dirty, by city-dwellers who often, as seen in the article, yell at them, bark commands, and make them feel truly discriminated against. Though the city offers no social status, it does offer the much-needed cash these farmers need. In a village where the average annual income is $60, these migrant workers can make twice as that, or even three times, in a year of working in the city, thereby allowing opportunity for their sons and daughters to be schooled properly. Indeed just...

Thus, from the above-described, one can assume that this harsh life will continue for the workers in this particular province, as it most likely does for all migrant workers around the world who, faced with lack in the countryside migrate to cities that are as unwelcoming as they are populous.
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1. "Migrant Workers." International Labor Organization. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. .

2. Wright, Daniel. "Hey Coolie!' Local Migrant Labor." Article provided by the customer.

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1. "Migrant Workers." International Labor Organization. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. .

2. Wright, Daniel. "Hey Coolie!' Local Migrant Labor." Article provided by the customer.
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