john steinbeck wrote the grapes of wrath about migrant workers.
who wrote the grapes of wrath about migrant workers?
john steinbeck
the work of independent artists was also influenced by the crises of the dust bowl and the depression. author john steinbeck, wrote "the grapes of wrath" (1939) about migrant workers and farm families displaced by the dust bowl. babb's own novel about the lives of the migrant workers, "whose names are unknown", was written in 1939 but was eclipsed and shelved in response to the success of the steinbeck's work, and was finally published in 2004. many of the songs of folk singer woody guthrie, such as those on his 1940 album "dust bowl ballads", are about his experiences in the dust bowl era during the great depression when he traveled with displaced farmers from oklahoma to california and learned their traditional folk and blues songs, earning him the nickname the "dust bowl troubadour".
dust bowl
two landmark policy documents regarding migrant workers were issued in 2002 and 2003, named document number 2 of 2002 and document number 1 of 2003.these two documents initialized the process of elimination of labor market discrimination against migrant workers and legitimization of them. in addition, the 2002 work safety law and the law on the prevention and cure of occupational diseases demanded that all employers must guarantee a safe working environment for all employees. in 2004, employers in high-risk industries such as mining and construction were required to cover injury insurance for migrant workers. in the 2005 government work report, premier wen jiabao noted that the payment of migrant workers should not be delayed. in march 2006, the state council called for the establishment of a system that monitored wage delivery to migrant workers. in june 2006, the state council passed a series of measures to protect migrant workers’ labor rights, following up circular no. 36. the measures include the restriction of minimum wages, solutions to wage defaults, enforcement of labor contacts and enlargement of migrant workers’ social security coverage. with the government's continuous efforts, the situation of migrant workers have been improved, though still varying from province to province. in 2005, 80% of migrant workers had been fully paid. in shanghai, more than two million migrant workers are in a special social security program.
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