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Rape in the Fields

They harvest the produce and process the meat and eggs Americans eat every day. But many migrant women are paying a high price to put food on their families’ tables.

Posted inInequality, Rape in the Fields, Rape on the Night Shift

The people #MeToo leaves behind

by Bernice Yeung November 27, 2017May 16, 2018

I’ve been reporting on sexual misconduct for five years, with one crucial difference. The women I’ve talked to are from the working class.

Posted inInequality, Rape in the Fields, Rape on the Night Shift

Here are 3 startling new stats on rape

by Bernice Yeung November 2, 2017November 6, 2017

At least 1 in 4 women are raped by the time they turn 44, and that number isn’t budging, a robust new study finds.

Posted inInequality, Rape in the Fields

Farmworkers’ sexual harassment cases leading to notable payouts

by Bernice Yeung August 12, 2016August 12, 2016

Another California case settled for nearly $1.3 million last February. And last fall, five women working at a Florida packing plant received a $17.4 million jury award after reporting sexual harassment and rape — among the largest amount won by the federal government in a sexual harassment case to date.

Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

Here’s a look at 3 plans to stop rape in the fields

by Bernice Yeung June 5, 2014December 2, 2016

Legislators, community organizations, academic institutions and growers have jump-started new projects to tackle sexual harassment and abuse in the agricultural industry. Here are a handful of the most developed solutions that have emerged.

Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

‘Rape in the Fields’ wins Robert F. Kennedy award

by CIR Staff May 13, 2014July 2, 2015

A collaboration among The Center for Investigative Reporting, the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, FRONTLINE and Univision, the documentary exposed the widespread sexual harassment and assault of female agricultural workers in the United States.

Posted inImmigration, Rape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

A guide to what’s happened after Rape in the Fields

by Bernice Yeung March 18, 2014August 3, 2017

It’s been nearly a year since the debut of the Rape in the Fields project. In that time, a lot has changed: sources’ lives, efforts to fix the problem and advances in court cases. With the film airing again tonight on FRONTLINE, here’s a rundown of what’s happened since the film’s premiere.

Posted inImmigration, Rape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

Solutions Summit spurs ideas to stop sexual abuse of farmworkers

by Andy Donohue February 8, 2014August 3, 2017

Our event brought together growers, victims advocates, government officials and others to tackle one problem: that sexual abuse remains prominent in farm fields across the country.

Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

Rape in the Fields project is finalist for Goldsmith Prize

by CIR Staff January 30, 2014July 2, 2015

CIR has been named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for its Rape in the Fields project in collaboration with the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, FRONTLINE and Univision.

Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

Wal-Mart signs deal with farmworker program that fights harassment

by Bernice Yeung January 17, 2014July 2, 2015

The world’s largest retailer becomes the 12th buyer to participate in the Fair Food Program, one of the most effective programs to curb sexual harassment and assault in the agriculture fields.

Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights

5 ways to combat sexual abuse of female farmworkers

by Bernice Yeung September 23, 2013July 2, 2015

The extreme on-the-job sexual abuse that female farmworkers report is harrowing. Advocates, researchers, workers, farmers and attorneys pinpointed some tangible changes that could occur to combat rape in the fields.

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