Item I1 - From a Different Perspective no.79

From a Different Perspective no.79

CJRT-FM ; Peter Davis (1927-2008) [host of 'A Different Perspective' radio programme]

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CA ON0034 10-094-S2-SS4-F7-I1

1 sound recording (wav) : 1 hr., 8 min., 50 sec.

This is a sound recording of the program, 'From a Different Perspective', a radio programme about the third world by Development Education Centre, Toronto; it was hosted by Peter Davies. Frances Gregory speaks about her work with INTERCEDE, the International Coalition to End Domestic Exploitation [01:17-10:32; 15:35-16:00]. Topics discussed include the lack of rights afforded to domestic workers in Canada ; INTERCEDE's victories in Ontario ; specific working conditions for domestic workers ; and their interactions with Canadian Immigration Services. Gregory's interview is followed by another interview with Joyce Fraser, author of Cry of the Illegal Immigrant [10:47-15:35]. Fraser explains the situation for domestic workers living in Canada illegally, and advises against becoming a domestic in order to immigrate to Canada. The remainder of the recording includes a number of short international news items by host, Peter Davies, Alan Ross Gibson, and Jill [Consella?]. These include: information about the Canadian multi-national corporations, Barter and Inco, causing unrest in Indonesia ; information about the United States of America's Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) ; an update about breast-milk substitutes, including the results of a study in Brazil ; news of labour relations in South Africa and the regulations of unions ; and finally, the murder of Walter Rodney and protests in Ghana [16:00-28:05].