El Contrato (2003)

overview : This documentary from Min Sook Lee follows a poverty-stricken father from Central Mexico, along with several of his countrymen, as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to pick tomatoes. For 8 months a year, the town's population absorbs 4,000 migrant workers who toil under conditions, and for wages, that no local would accept. Yet despite a fear of repercussions, the workers voice their desire for dignity and respect.

Release Date : Oct 18, 2003

Runtime : 51m

Genre : Documentary  

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Countries : Canada

Keywords : canada, mexico, tomato, migrant worker, woman director, overseas foreign workers