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Tag Archives: labor
Who Picks Your Tomatoes? Rethinking the Rights of Farmworkers
By Elena Palermo Take a moment to close your eyes and imagine the United State of America as a space free of all immigrants. Now close your eyes again and think of the same scenario and imagine what your dinner … Continue reading
UN Report: Farming and Forestry Can Deliver Food Security
Better cooperation between nations’ farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, according to a new United Nations report. The report shows that the greatest net loss of forests and net gain in agricultural land between … Continue reading
The Importance of H-2A at Sam Mazza’s Farm
Hepburn Montague has been working at Sam Mazza’s fruit and vegetable farm for 27 years, even though he lives about two thousand miles away. Hepburn is from Manchester, Jamaica, and every year he travels to and from the same farm … Continue reading
Video Snack: Irit Tamir of Oxfam US Talks About Food & Labor
Irit Tamir is the senior advisor for advocacy and collaborations for the US Regional Office of Oxfam America. She works on campaigns for Oxfam’s Decent Work and Gulf Coast Programs and also works on corporate collaborations. She is an attorney … Continue reading
A Closer Look at Farm Labor
Everyone knows that working on a farm work is hard work, but not many people know who is doing that work. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, hired farmworkers make up less than one percent of all wage and … Continue reading