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Author Archives: Vashti Kelly, Children in the Fields Campaign Engagement Manager, AFOP
Farmworker Children: Harvesting the Dreams of My Future
There are an estimated 300,000-500,000 children working to harvest the fruits and vegetables that end up on our tables. On Tuesday, December 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the 2010 Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) National Conference, four of … Continue reading
Continuation of Agriculture Exemptions Preserves A History of Inequality
In 2001, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) launched the Campaign for Fair Food with the first-ever farmworker boycott of a major fast food company. The mission was to hold the fast food chain Taco Bell accountable for frozen wages, … Continue reading
