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As machinery takes over from manual labourers, discover the effect this is having on one of Brazil's many thousands of sugarcane cutters.Key facts
- The sugarcane industry was once the largest employer in Brazil.
- Sugarcane production is increasing and farm owners are turning to mechanisation and more cost effective ways to harvest.
- The average daily wage of a plantation worker in Brazil is $10.
- From 2008-2011, it is estimated that 500,000 sugarcane plantation jobs were lost to mechanisation.
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São Paulo, Brazil
It is 6am, and Maria Mota has just begun her 60km journey to work in the Ometta Cane Plant – one of the largest sugarcane farms in the São Paulo region of Brazil.
The sugarcane industry was once the largest employer in Brazil, but for Maria, and many …
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