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- 1 2 Vik Kirsch, "Migrant workers decry 'slavery'". Guelph Mercury , October 18, 2004.
- ↑ Jennifer Bain, "Ontario's 'invisible' workforce The hands of harvest; More than 14,000 Mexican and Caribbean labourers come here each year to tend to our farms A documentary exploring Ontario's 'invisible workforce' premieres tonight". Toronto Star , September 24, 2003.
- ↑ Sharon Hill, "Film angers greenhouse operators". Windsor Star , September 25, 2003.
- ↑ Bill Currie, "TVO film will focus on plight of Mexican farm workers". St. Catharines Standard , December 28, 2004.
- ↑ Jacobs, Jonas (May 1, 2016). "POV Profile: Min Sook Lee". Point of View .
- ↑ Fran Loreto, "El Contrato: The Contract". Canadian Review of Materials, Vol. 11, Iss. 15, (Apr 1, 2005).
- ↑ Alex Strachan, "Two top comedies all but snubbed by Geminis". Vancouver Sun , October 12, 2005.
