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1950
SOUTH AFRICA
Two men at a bar. Alcoholism, a result of the Tot
System, was a major problem among farmworkers.
1950
SOUTH AFRICA
The roots of the Tot System, which led to problems
with alcoholism, go back to the days of slavery. Settler
farmers provided tots of wine periodically throughout
the day to their slaves to induce dependency as a form
of control. After emancipation, workers were paid partly
in wine for the same reason.