The Coalition of Immokalee Workers are showing what can be accomplished when even the most marginalized workers band together to demand some basic human dignity.
These Workers Battled Slavery-Like Conditions — And Won
April 26, 2014

Via Moyers & Company:

No group of workers is as vulnerable to abuse today as migrant farm laborers. They are often forced to work grueling hours in tough conditions for meager pay. And, as a report by Oxfam America and Farmworker Justice documents, wage theft, sexual harassment and other abuses are widespread. In the past 15 years, there have been seven prosecutions for modern-day slavery in Florida alone.

It’s that vulnerability that makes the story of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers so inspiring. They’ve shown what can be accomplished when even the most marginalized workers band together to demand some basic...

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