In rural Morocco, laborers had no rights.

As long as their superior provided work, they were grateful and willing to leave when told to. Forget compensation—just receiving wages was a blessing.

So, although there weren't labor contracts with the cannery, no one wanted to upset the cannery owner for the sake of their livelihoods.

Once the cannery owner started hollering for everyone to return to work immediately, no one dragged their feet—everyone quickly left their homes and rushed to the fa