This source made a heavy point: the people who are raise most of our food are the ones who are the most insecure. I appreciated all the data to support this, especially the Fresno Farmworker Food Security Assessment. I also appreciated that the def of "food insecurity" being different than "hunger", because they are very different.
Although I've been a farmworker, I don't consider myself food insecure. However, my coworker, Erik, has worked with people who do fit this description. Erik worked on a farm in New York which employed several Mexican women to do farmwork, especially harvesting or mass field work. "The girls", as they were called, worked extremely hard. Erik is a hard worker himself, but he said the women we beyond speedy and diligent. I think they were paid per unit harvested, not hourly, which explains why they worked so fast. I remember Erik saying they didn't speak much english.
I just don't know what to say. This is such a weighty topic and such a personal issue for so many people. I want there to be an easy answer. I don't want to minimize the issue with my ignorance.
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I liked the example you brought up. It adds an extra layer of humanity to the topic. While this does affect a lot of people on a grand scale sometimes large scales as such are unfathomable. This example brings the scale down and paints a better picture. There shouldn't be this expectation to work as fast as possible. While good work ethic is nice to have this goes beyond that. This is just overworking good people for profit.
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