| Description | Tracks 1 - 6: Actuality interview with Jim McHugh, an Irish man. The interviewer is also Irish. McHugh continues talking about the experiences of young Irish men working under "horrible conditions" in building and cable worker trades. He puts the blame on the 'gangermen' (foremen) for treating the young men badly. He comments on the lack of workers' rights for the Irish laboourers, and how he thinks they came to be in such a position. He also talks about the living conditions for the Irish workers, and how he saw the young men exploited by unscrupulous landlords "rack mans" in Birmingham.
Total: 17.34 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0259280 |