Join us Wednesday at UC Davis for a screening and Q-and-A about our documentary that shines a light on the sexual abuse of America’s agricultural workers .
Workers’ Rights
In the ceaseless push for profits, corporate accountability and safety often take a back seat.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Harassment suit against egg farm brings settlement, but no charges
The exact scope of sexual violence and harassment against agricultural workers is impossible to pinpoint. An estimated 560,000 women work on U.S. farms.Andres Cediel/Investigative Reporting Program For about six years as she labored alone in a hen house on a central Washington egg farm, Maria said she was sexually abused repeatedly by her supervisor. As […]
Posted inRape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
¿Se pueden detener las violaciones en los cultivos?
¿Se pueden detener las violaciones en los cultivos? Chat en vivo este domingo 30 de junio a las 7pm ET.
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Posted inImmigration, Rape in the Fields, Worked Over, Workers’ Rights
Female workers face rape, harassment in US agriculture industry
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 inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights
Lawsuit over lost wages moves closer to Wal-Mart’s door
Video: Adithya Sambamurthy MIRA LOMA, Calif. – Plaintiffs in a lawsuit that seeks back pay and damages for workers who allege they were cheated out of wages at a Southern California warehouse that serves Wal-Mart, filed a motion today to include the giant retailer as a defendant in the suit. The inclusion of […]