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Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers
The big business of farming in the US is booming but undocumented migrants make up more than half of the farming workforce. They are ripe for exploitation and face low salaries, substandard housing, risk of injury, pesticides and heat stroke. Some literally work themselves to death. In this episode, Inside USA investigates farming in the era of free trade.
Watch part 2 here.
Tagged as: america, immigration, agriculture, al jazeera, farming, ethanol, corn, migrants, undocumented workers, avi lewis, inside usa
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