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Heightened Policing Keeps Farmworkers Vulnerable in the Wake of Florence
The military may be solace to some after a disaster, but for workers from other countries it's not a welcome sight.
Berry Farmers Break Free From Big Agriculture
These farmworkers created an organic co-op that guarantees fair working conditions while preserving Indigenous culture.
Pesticide Ruling Is Latest Embarrassing Setback for Trump
Trump's refusal to ban pesticide linked to brain damage in children and fetuses violates federal law, says court.
Domestic Workers and Farmworkers Join Forces to End Sexual Violence
The campaign is demanding sexual harassment protections for all workers.
Whether Waiting Tables or Harvesting Food, Fair Labor Is Still About Civil Rights
Standing up to harassment at work is a choice between earning enough tips to put food on their tables or not.
Farmworkers to Wendy’s: No, We Didn’t “Exploit” #MeToo
The fast-food giant Wendy's provoked outrage last week.
Farmworkers Bring Human Rights Fight to Wendy’s Doorstep, Fasting and Calling for Boycott Over Abuses
Gerardo Reyes Chavez, an organizer with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, discusses more.
Florida Farmworkers Push for Fairness in the Fields
One group has spent the last two decades transforming the conditions for Florida farmworkers.
The Right to Travel to Seek Work Is the Right to Survive
People are fighting for their survival.
#MeToo in the Fields: Farmworkers Show Us How to Organize Against Sexual Violence
The Coalition of Immokalee workers has spent more than 20 years organizing against hyper-exploitation.