Who'll do the dirty work?

Australia, 1985

Film
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Episode number 6 of Series “Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788”.
The arrival of more than three million people since World War II has provided a vast labor force. Shows how some of these migrants have struck it rich, but many have been the first to suffer from union neglect and exploitation in low skilled work areas. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:11:45:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1985

Appears in

Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788

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Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016712

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee morale

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee rights

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Migrant labor

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Employee rights

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Exploitation - Psychological aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor movement

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Migrant labor

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Exploitation - Psychological aspects

History → Australia - History

History → History

History → Labor movement

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White and Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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