As the blazing sun burns high in the open sky, flanneled farm workers labor in the fields where a growing batch of uncertainty grows, waiting to be harvested. Last month, the United Farm Worker (UFW) movement was brought back to the national spotlight in a recent five-year investigation by The New York Times. Cesar Chavez […]
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Farmworkers: Victims of COVID-19 and Climate Change
Farmworkers are a crucial sector of the labor force who often go without praise. Despite the harsh working conditions, low wages and the increasing threat of climate change, farmworkers are putting their lives even more at risk during the global pandemic. Farmworkers serve an essential purpose in our society as the backbone of our food […]