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Migrant farmworker children share their dreams and perspectives in winning artwork and essays

Sep 12, 2014, 1:46 PM 0

LatinaLista — It is estimated that as many as 500,000 children work harvesting and picking the nation’s crops in farm fields from Michigan to California. They and their families are the migrant farmers. Since children from the age of…

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New study shows migrant farmworkers at risk of chronic disease from camp kitchens violating health regulations

Jan 17, 2013, 5:28 PM 0

LatinaLista — It’s long been documented that migrant farmworkers are subjected to harsh working conditions — long stints in the sun with no water or bathroom breaks, forced to overwork themselves to fill produce quotas, sexual harassment towards women…