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Up against the system

Canada, 1969
film

People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What..

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A Young social worker speaks her mind

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Welfare [NTSC]

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The Unfair go

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Child welfare

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A Friend at the door

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Walk down any street

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The Business of Welfare

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Superfluous people

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Slippery slide

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Hard brought up: child welfare story

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So long to run

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Two laws. Part 2: Welfare times

Australia, 1981
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Unemployment: voices from the line

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Wasted resources

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Down and out

United Kingdom, 1977
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United Kingdom, 1968
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