Meet Victor and Selvin, who initially feel lucky to travel from Jamaica to Florida to cut sugarcane. The experiences of cane cutters like them lead two ambitious journalists to try and uncover the devastating truth about the labor supporting the American sugar industry.
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06/20/23 • 49 min
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Imagine Audio: Big Sugar - Big Sugar Episode 1: Welcome to Blood, Sweat and Tears
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Welcome to blood, sweat and tears. That's what an armed man told workers when they arrived in Florida. The workers were there to cut sugarcane, and that brutal job is the foundation of our story. It's a story with billions of dollars at stake, a court case that reached from Florida to Hollywood, and revelations that will make you look differently at everything you eat. And it starts with a man called Power. In Jamaica, it's common to be given a n
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