Movie Review: “The Harvest/La Cosecha”
This movie is a look behind the scenes at who picks our food. Many farmworkers are kids.
Posts Tagged ‘Farmworkers’
From China’s Factories to U.S. Blueberry Farms…
A look at the conditions of some workers who make Apple iPhones and pick our blueberries.
Years Later, Black Farmers Find Justice
A law signed by President Obama on December 8, 2010 will give money to more than 75,000 black farmers who faced discrimination when applying for the government loans they needed to stay in business in the 1980s and 90s.
Someday, you could be a farmworker organizer
Armando helps farmworkers learn that no employer should be allowed to underpay them or treat them badly.
A Day in the Life of a Florida Tomato Picker
U.S. labor law does not recognize the right of farmworkers to overtime pay or the right to organize unions.
One Tomato at a Time…
Forced to work in unsafe and unjust terms, immigrant farmworkers in Florida have fought back.
McDonald’s Agrees to Higher Pay For Tomato Pickers
On April 9, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) won a huge victory when McDonald’s agreed to the demands of the tomato pickers.
Tomato’s Juicy Secret
Tomatoes grown in southwest Florida end up in foods sold at Taco Bell and McDonald’s. But even the fastest tomato farmworker makes barely enough in one hour to buy a Happy Meal from McDonald’s. The workers are not asking for a lot — just one more penny per pound of tomatoes and work without mistreatment.
