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YouthSpeak 2011: A Forum of Young Minds
By Emily Drakage, Children in the Fields Campaign North Carolina Regional Coordinator, AFOP Farmworker youth council Poder Juvenil Campesino (Rural Youth Power) is organizing and leading a community forum on problems they face in the community and proposing collaborative solutions … Continue reading
Día de los Muertos
November 2 marks the Mexican holiday known as Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” when families traditionally gather to honor those who have gone before. On November 1, members of the North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture injuries, Children in the Fields Campaign, Día De Los Muertos, Dos Taquitos Centro, Emily Drakage, environmental health, Environmental Justice, farm accident, food justice, NC FIELD, North Carolina, North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network, pesticides, sexual harassment, U.S. Department of Labor, Vashti Kelly
In Commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month: César’s Last Fast
“I remember poor wages and the lack of food… living in the car under a bridge is not that bad because you’re a kid, but the humiliation, that’s what you remember.” A quote from César’s Last Fast as César Chávez … Continue reading
Farmworkers Exploited at Both Ends of the Production Line
One of the greatest injustices of our current, industrial food system is that it exploits farmworkers and their families at both ends of the production line—first as workers and then again as consumers. As workers, they perform back-breaking labor in … Continue reading
An Important Step Forward in Child Labor Laws
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released their proposal for long-awaited revisions to child labor regulations. At AFOP, we are glad to see the DOL take an important step towards strengthening the safety requirements for young workers employed … Continue reading
Accountable from Beginning to End: Transparency in Supply Chains
California, often known for its forward thinking, has done it again. A recent article posted in a business newspaper announced training for a new California law that would combat child labor and slavery. This law went under many people’s radar, … Continue reading
Summertime Suffering for Farmworker Children
School has let out for the summer and many children across the country will enjoy their vacation playing at the pool, running through sprinklers, and jumping in nearby rivers, lakes, and the ocean to beat the heat and enjoy childhood … Continue reading
Childhood vs. Obligation: Child Labor
Millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides, and working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere, but remain unseen, hidden from view as domestic servants in homes, laboring … Continue reading
A Few Good Students
“Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world…,” a quote by Margaret Mead commonly used when a group of ordinary people do extraordinary things. In this case, it was a group of four high school … Continue reading
Breaking Barriers in Dixon, CA
Children from a farmworker background must confront and overcome significantly greater barriers than the average student in order to achieve their academic goals. As a result of the special challenges they face, the dropout rate for migrant students in California … Continue reading
