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Cooperatives have dignified the work of waste pickers

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many people in the rural areas of Colombia had to flee armed conflicts in the country. Many of them came to Rionegro in the province of Antioquia and found that there was no work for

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destruction and deaths. the ground is already saturated and water levels are dangerously high. the bbc�*s vumani mkhize has sent this report from durban. are an indication of the severity of the floodwaters that ravaged the city. volu nteers volunteers and waste pickers have begun what is a monumental clean—up operation here at the durban beachfront. as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris washed behind me by the raging waters is immense. unfortunately for the kwazulu—natal province, more bad weather is expected over the easter weekend, which will hamper the clean—up operations. while the torrential rains and mudslides could not be avoided, residents say...

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The Travel Show-20220329-02:51:00

they want to play. laughs. he was particularly friendly! rufat shows me the fish they're processing today for the caviar and the fish meat. this is a blond beluga and it's very valuable caviar that they will produce. so the caviar has just been extracted from the sturgeon and here, the caviar master, they're responsible for panning it to make sure that what you're left with here is the beautiful caviar. that is so creamy! it's kind of a nutty taste. it's really delicious! i travel to the greater caucasus mountains, north of baku, to a pomegranate orchard as pickers harvest the fruit to turn into wine. we are locating between two mountains chains and the soil is super fertile, and that gives the richness and the uniqueness to the pomegranate. we start harvesting late autumn, like first week of october, and it lasts

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The Travel Show-20220330-01:53:00

they are kids and they want to play. laughs. he was particularly friendly! rufat shows me the fish they're processing today for the caviar and the fish meat. this is a blond beluga and it's very valuable caviar that they will produce. so the caviar has just been extracted from the sturgeon and here, the caviar master, they're responsible for panning it to make sure that what you're left with here is the beautiful caviar. that is so creamy! it's kind of a nutty taste. it's really delicious! i travel to the greater caucasus mountains, north of baku, to a pomegranate orchard as pickers harvest the fruit to turn into wine. we are locating between two mountains chains and the soil is super fertile, and that gives the richness and the uniqueness to the pomegranate. we start harvesting late autumn, like first week of october, and it lasts beginning of the december.

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The Travel Show-20220401-02:52:00

panning it to make sure that what you're left with here is the beautiful caviar. that is so creamy! it's kind of a nutty taste. it's really delicious! i travel to the greater caucasus mountains, north of baku, to a pomegranate orchard as pickers harvest the fruit to turn into wine. we are locating between two mountains chains and the soil is super fertile, and that gives the richness and the uniqueness to the pomegranate. we start harvesting late autumn, like first week of october, and it lasts beginning of the december. mmm. so juicy and tart. it's going all over the place. it's a delicious but a messy fruit! every delicious thing is messy. chuckles that's very true! az—granata is a leading producer of pomegranate wine,

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Delivering Christmas-20211203-03:47:00

a lona gone to waste. government says a long term — gone to waste. government says a long term answer _ gone to waste. government says a long term answer to _ gone to waste. government says a long term answer to the i a long term answer to the labeller shortage is investment in technology. —— labour shortage. the machine that picks properly. it's been trial here. —— broccoli. aha, picks properly. it's been trial here. -- broccoli.— here. -- broccoli. a broccoli had that— here. -- broccoli. a broccoli had that the _ here. -- broccoli. a broccoli had that the cameras - here. -- broccoli. a broccoli had that the cameras can i here. -- broccoli. a broccolil had that the cameras can see and it is of the right size. how many pickers could it replace?— how many pickers could it relace? �* , , .,, replace? we've set it up to be as fast as _ replace? we've set it up to be as fast as a — replace? we've set it up to be as fast as a team _ replace? we've set it up to be as fast as a team of— as fast as a team of seven people in the field. one point to tonnes of broccoli per hour. we will do the same. 50. we will do the same. so, that one machine _ we will do the same. so, that one machine could _ we will do the same. so, that one machine could replace i we will do the same. so, that i one machine could replace seven pickers? one machine could replace seven ickers? one machine could replace seven pickers?- a _ one machine could replace seven pickers?- a machine i one machine could replace seven pickers?- a machine like | pickers? indeed. a machine like this will cost _ pickers? indeed. a machine like this will cost nearly _ pickers? indeed. a machine like this will cost nearly £400,000. | this will cost nearly £400,000. a significant investment. in the automated broccoli picker can't solve richard's problems right now. can't solve richard's problems right "ow-— can't solve richard's problems riaht now. , , ., �* right now. these machines won't be commercially _ right now. these machines won't be commercially used _ right now. these machines won't

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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt-20211203-02:50:00

♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ the race to deliver. we're back now with our series "race to deliver." and consider this. on black friday amazon customers ordered 1,600 items every second how does the online retail giant do it tom costello got a exclusive and fascinating look behind the scenes. >> reporter: it is the final few steps of your amazon delivery usually arriving just two days after you click "buy". >> 1 down. 150 to go. >> reporter: how do they do that at the old silver dome site outside detroit, amazon's newest fulfillment center, 8,000 yellow robots in constant motion delivering a smorgasbord of unrelated products to pickers like justin walsh filling hundreds

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BBC News-20211201-09:25:00

amount— not the case. one final thing, the amount of— not the case. one final thing, the amount of expenditure that universities spend on staff has consistently fallen. money is going somewhere. often it is going to 6-figure — somewhere. often it is going to 6—figure salaries that vice chancellors get paid but it is not going _ chancellors get paid but it is not going to — chancellors get paid but it is not going to people who keep the sector afloat _ going to people who keep the sector afloat was _ going to people who keep the sector afloat was at university college union — afloat was at university college union say what they are asking for is fair— union say what they are asking for is fair and — union say what they are asking for is fair and straightforward.- is fair and straightforward. those that are representing _ is fair and straightforward. those that are representing the - that are representing the universities at management say they are no simple solutions. in the middle of all of this, there are students who face a challenging time ahead. :, ~' ,, , : inflation in the uk and rising costs could push average family spending up by £1,700 over the next year, according to research carried out for the bbc�*s panorama programme. much of this is down to increasing fuel and energy prices but it's also a result of problems in the uk's supply chain from the shortage of hgv drivers to vegetable pickers and food processors. jane corbin reports.

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BBC News-20211201-14:26:00

year, according to a forecast for bbc panorama. much of that is down to the increase of fuel and energy prices, but it's also a result of problems in the uk's supply chain — from the shortage of hgv drivers to vegetable pickers and food processors. jane corbin reports. what's for dinner today? roast on a sunday. this family in redford in nottinghamshire are struggling with rising prices. nicki, a nurse and husband, martin, who works for a builders' merchants are on average incomes. we try and budget very carefully around food, whereas going back a couple of years, we'd just buy whatever we wanted to. on top of sharp hikes in their energy bills, nicki is finding the prices of many items in their weekly shop have gone up.

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BBC News-20211201-11:25:00

elsewhere is not the case. and just one final thing. the amount of expenditure that universities spend on staff has consistently fallen. so, money is going somewhere. so, often it's going to the six—figure salaries that vice chancellors get paid. it'sjust not going to the people actually keep the sector afloat. while the university and college union say what they're asking for is fair and straightforward, those that are representing the universities in management say there are no simple solutions. but in the middle of all of this, there are students who face a challenging time ahead. inflation in the uk and rising costs could push average family spending up by £1,700 over the next year, according to research carried out for the bbc�*s panorama programme. much of this is down to increasing fuel and energy prices, but it's also a result of problems in the uk's supply chain — from the shortage of hgv drivers to vegetable pickers and food processors. jane corbin reports. what's for dinner today?

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