On AlterNet: farmworkers

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "farmworkers"

Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

Michelle Chen, AlterNet. May 27, 2012.

It should be no surprise that on America’s farms, many women are treated as less than human, since not even the government sees them as worthy of respect under the law.

Over 100 Children a Year Die Working On Farms: Why Do Prominent Right-Wingers Fight Safety Regulations?

Mariya Strauss, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

A former child farmworker and other activists are working to bring farmworker kids out of the shadows and get them the same protections as kids in other industries.

The Rise and Fall of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers

Nelson Lichtenstein, Dissent Magazine. April 8, 2012.

In his new book "Trampling Out the Vintage," Frank Bardacke traces the magnificent and tragic history of that groundbreaking union.

Why Are People Dying to Bring You Dinner? The Shocking Facts About Our Food System

Christopher D. Cook, AlterNet. March 30, 2012.

We hear of the sweatshops behind our computers, sneakers and other attire--yet the exploitation of farmworkers has become normalized.

Fast for Fair Food: Farmworkers Fast so "Our Children Won't Have To"

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. March 8, 2012.

The choice to fast is both an evocation of the history of farmworker activism and a moral choice, made to highlight the poverty the workers face.

Ending Slavery for Pennies

Katrina vanden Heuvel, Greg Kaufman, TheNation.com. April 21, 2008.

The slave-like conditions in the agriculture industry would shock most Americans.