31. One bone of contention for the Lapps is that they let children who do not live on the farm work there, though labor law forbids it. 32. One member of the group says that all are from a small village in Morelia and were heading to the Phoenix area seeking farm work. 33. Others are veterans of the insecure life of migrant farm work farther west. 34. Poor peasants saw few economic benefits in freeing their children from farm work and sending them to school. 35. The part of his face not hidden by the scruffy beard is sun-burned, his hands rough from long days of farm work. 36. Throughout Oaxaca, farm work in the United States has become a primary industry, supporting entire villages and paying for schools, roads and piped water. 37. Today farm work differs from most other labor in two important ways. 38. Until two years ago, he did nearly all the farm work himself. 39. What they need is jobs, something besides farm work. 40. Agricultural output last year was disappointing, and China has millions of farmers without enough farm work who are looking for city jobs. |
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