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Advocacy & Policy: Requirements for Food Justice
Over the past couple of years, the term “food justice” has become more and more commonplace in conversations about food. It is often used in reference to a lack of access to healthy food in low- and moderate-income communities. As … 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
Forty Years of Hope
Just over a week ago, we celebrated the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs’ 40th Anniversary. We did so in the middle of our annual national conference in Arlington, Virginia. Both events were attended by over 360 people, all committed to … Continue reading
The Missing Piece
This past Sunday, 60 Minutes focused much needed attention on the issue of child labor in U.S. agriculture. The piece, which may have seemed balanced to the average viewer, failed to convey the dangers child farmworkers are exposed to, including … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged 60 Minutes, agriculture injuries, American Farms, Ayrianne Parks, Byron Pitts, Child Labor, child labor coalition, Children in the Fields Campaign, economy, Fair Labor Standards Act, living wage, Norma Flores Lopez, poverty, Reid Maki, The debate on child labor, U.S. Department of Labor
Fair Trade: A Social Responsibility
Although May 14, 2011 marked World Fair Trade Day, the awareness campaign continues. Individuals and companies alike are getting creative in their quest to support the fair and sustainable treatment of food producers through activities, including Fair Trade coffee breaks … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, Education, Fair Labor Standards Act, Fair Trade, ILO 182, International Labour Organization, living wage, Millennium Development Goal, poverty, Vashti Kelly, World Fair Trade Day
Can I Get A Refund on That Failure?
“Wouldn’t it be nice if taxpayers could somehow get a refund for government programs that didn’t work?” On Wednesday, February 9, in the New York Times, author David Leonhardt painted a rosy picture of social impact bonds, ignoring the potential … Continue reading
Following Up on A Farmworker’s Christmas Story
During the winter months, farmworkers often have minimal to no work and find it difficult, if not impossible, to make ends meet, stay warm, and feed their families. These concerns, recently brought to the nation’s attention by well-publicized cold snaps … 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
