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Volume 3,  Number 16              May 25 - 31, 2003            Quezon City, Philippines







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From the Sugarfields to the Streets

Social justice is Negros sacadas' (seasonal sugar workers) centuries-old cry in the midst of land monopoly by the island province's landlord clans and their continuing stranglehold under a system of exploitation. In the next few months, as they brace for another round of "tiempo muerto," the farm workers will take to the streets to turn their pain into a collective struggle for land, justice, and a better future. Photo by BULATLAT.COM/Visayan Daily Courier


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