Farmworkers in the United States | One Book One LCC Discussion

Learn about the unique challenges migrant workers and discuss ways to balance the rights of migrant farmworkers with the need for affordable food. 

Farm labor is modern day slavery. It remains one of the most difficult and most underpaid jobs in America with farmworkers living well below the poverty line. Learn about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), their program to end poverty and exploitation in the tomato fields of Florida, and what you can do to take action.

Presented by: Franchesca Cifuentes Andrade

Thursday, October 13, 2016
12:00pm 1:30pm
Centre for Engaged Inclusion
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