caña libre

23:30 Jul 1, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / Sugarcane Harvestng
Spanish term or phrase: caña libre
Tipos de Contratacion

Nuevo Ingreso: Se refiere a prductores que dejaron de entregar su produccion durante los ultimos dos ciclos productivos o lo entrgaron en modalidad de caña libre.
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4 +1uncontracted cane crop
patinba
3 +1in raw form/ as raw sugarcane
David Hollywood
2piece-rate basis
Marcelo González


  

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in raw form/ as raw sugarcane


Explanation:
Raw sugarcane has stout and jointed stalks that can reach to a height of 6 to 19 feet. These fibrous stalks are rich in sugar, while they bear broad and alternate ...

David Hollywood
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agree  claudis: Gracias
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piece-rate basis


Explanation:
Perhaps the workers were paid by the piece, as opposed to being paid for a specific amount/weight.

... o lo entregaron a modalidad de caña libre = or they worked (literally: delivered it) on a piece-rate basis

I am not so sure if "piecemeal" would also be appropriate, or this this term might connote an even less advantageous situation, and thus may be slightly less advisable.

Sugar Commodity Atlas Research Page with a Map
The labor-intensive nature of sugarcane production provides employment and ... cutters are typically paid on a **piece-rate basis** per weight of cane harvested, but ...
https://www.verite.org/project/sugar-3/

Risk Analysis of Labor Violations Among Farmworkers ...
Action-Change) on labor conditions in Guatemalan sugarcane production in late. 2016. ... While workers may legally be paid on a **piece rate basis**, it can create ...
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Labor Conditions in the Dominican Sugar Industry: MOVING ...static1.squarespace.com › static › DSI+Update+2+04+16
During the current harvest, or zafra, the DSI will employ fewer sugar cane cutters due to a severe drought ... cultivation workers that work on a **piece rate basis.**

task and risk mapping of sugarcane production in india - Fair ...www.fairlabor.org › default › files › documents ›
During the peak production period, additional workers are hired on a daily or **piece rate basis**. In North India, most farms are small to medium-size; large farms are.

Marcelo González
United States
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uncontracted cane crop


Explanation:
"El concepto CAÑA LIBRE (NO CONTRATADA) se refiere a la caña recibida previo acuerdo del Comité de Producción y Calidad Cañera, procedente de productores que no tienen contrato con ningún Ingenio." (Mexico)

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Producers in the eastern Corn Belt may be waiting to sell their uncontracted crop early in 1994 when prices will be strongest, which will boost the ...
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Jun 3, 2012 - ... with the decline in deliveries to the auction market, blaming this to contractors whom they accused of buying uncontracted crop from growers.


patinba
Argentina
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: That certainly seems plausible, given the asker's context, and you've at least given a definition (albeit without a link) of what it means.
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