The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based organization that strives for equal worker rights. Their members are largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. Recent organizing victories have included a successful campaign to improve the wages and working conditions for McDonald's tomato farmworkers.
Tags: farmworkers, students
Topics: Business, Community Health, Economics, Immigration, Outreach, Public Health, Youth
Topics: Business, Community Health, Economics, Immigration, Outreach, Public Health, Youth
Under a scorching heat, a group of farmworkers harvests melons from a vast field near Huron, Calif. There is only one woman among the dozen or so workers; she leans into the task, her arms outstretched, her body itself a tool. The bandana around her face and her baggy long-sleeved T-shirt offer a thin protection against the sun. But these clothes, which mask her figure and her beauty, are also her best defense against a darker threat: sexual assault and harassment by her co-workers or boss.
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The administration is quietly relaxing visa regulations because farmworkers are in critically short supply. Read the entire story in the LA Times. Read More
If you were ever skeptical whether grassroots organizing, large marches or hunger strikes actually produced tangible results, look no further than the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). Read More
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