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Last broadcast on Sun, 29 Aug 2010, 11:05 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Money sent home by migrant workers provides a lifeline for millions of the world's poorest people. So the global economic crisis has had a dramatic effect on families in the developing world.
In Honduras, remittances have long been the main source of foreign currency. But now that money is drying up.
Assignment hears from Honduran migrant workers in the US who are struggling to find jobs - and from their impoverished families back home.
Producer: Vera Frankl
An IGA production for BBC World Service.
Broadcasts
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Thu 26 Aug 201009:05
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Thu 26 Aug 201012:05
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Thu 26 Aug 201015:05
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Thu 26 Aug 201020:05
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Fri 27 Aug 201001:05
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Sun 29 Aug 201011:05
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