Brazil: Life on a Plantation
As machinery takes over from manual labourers, discover the effect this is having on one of Brazil's many thousands of sugarcane cutters. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. The sugarcane industry was once the largest employer in Brazil. Sugarcane production is increasing and farm owners are turning to mechanisation and more cost effective ways to harvest. The average daily wage of a plantation worker in Brazil is $10. From 2008-2011, it is estimated that 500,000 sugarcane plantation jobs were lost to mechanisation. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.
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