Have you ever seen those “Thank a Farmer” bumper stickers? They might seem a little bit flip, but at its heart that sentiment is true. We can thank farmers and farm workers for every bit of food on our plates, so it’s important to consider farm workers rights when we’re shopping for food.
Tag: child labor
You Can Change The Horrid Conditions Of American Farmworkers
When you dig into the the realities of our food system, you find truths you don’t want to know. Such is the case with farmworkers’ conditions.
Chocolate and Child Slavery
Unfortunately, conventional chocolate is often linked to child labor and even slavery, especially on the Ivory Coast.
Teenage Farmworker Death Requires Justice & Change
I’ve covered the horrendous topic of child labor on farms in the U.S. in the past, as well as Stephen Colbert’s testimony to Congress on immigrant farmworkers in which he [ … ]
Children in the Fields [VIDEO]
I recently ran across a good video on exactly what the title implies: children working in agriculture in the U.S. Talk about an under-acknowledged issue of great concern! The statements of the kids and documentation of child farmworkers in the video are chilling.