The desire to help your family is very strong. Eva’s story is hard to watch as children should not be working long hours in the field. I have taken my children to “glean” in the fields — a process by which what is left after commercial picking is made available to shelters and food banks. We volunteered to get the remaining corn off stalks that had been cut so that they could be donated. It was back breaking work. But I think my children learned more than charity that day—they learned what it takes for food to reach our table and I hope they are grateful to farmworkers for what they provide. We need to protect and pay those who provide our food, our education and our security much better than we do.
Unbelievable that in 2023 here in the U.S. of A we still have farmers bypassing child labor laws. I do hope “Eva” gets her work permit and is able to move on from the culture set decades ago by braseros! We pay quite a bit for all of our food and farmers should not be breaking the child welfare laws!
Yes, it's taken me this long to watch because I feared what I'd learn to add to what I knew. Do Americans think at all about where their food comes from ? The labor involved in any aspect of it? The laws now in some states allowing more child labor are complicated - the children want to or MUST work but what are we and they sacrificing?
Years ago, many of the clients with which I worked to help plan their conferences looked at the labor issues - then of grapes and lettuce, especially - of the states considered for their meetings. Now too few do even with prompting.
How do we find answers to pressing issues? You, Chef Andres, are helping that to happen. It is not enough and those who see this and having voting representation in the US House and Senate, can do more to raise the issues. Do we not have that obligation?
What an illuminating and disconcerting video to watch. Amazing to me how many Americans are unaware of these circumstances. Without these laborers to work in the fields, the farm system would grind to a halt. We as a country need to do better in terms of taking care of these people.
The desire to help your family is very strong. Eva’s story is hard to watch as children should not be working long hours in the field. I have taken my children to “glean” in the fields — a process by which what is left after commercial picking is made available to shelters and food banks. We volunteered to get the remaining corn off stalks that had been cut so that they could be donated. It was back breaking work. But I think my children learned more than charity that day—they learned what it takes for food to reach our table and I hope they are grateful to farmworkers for what they provide. We need to protect and pay those who provide our food, our education and our security much better than we do.
Unbelievable that in 2023 here in the U.S. of A we still have farmers bypassing child labor laws. I do hope “Eva” gets her work permit and is able to move on from the culture set decades ago by braseros! We pay quite a bit for all of our food and farmers should not be breaking the child welfare laws!
Yes, it's taken me this long to watch because I feared what I'd learn to add to what I knew. Do Americans think at all about where their food comes from ? The labor involved in any aspect of it? The laws now in some states allowing more child labor are complicated - the children want to or MUST work but what are we and they sacrificing?
Years ago, many of the clients with which I worked to help plan their conferences looked at the labor issues - then of grapes and lettuce, especially - of the states considered for their meetings. Now too few do even with prompting.
How do we find answers to pressing issues? You, Chef Andres, are helping that to happen. It is not enough and those who see this and having voting representation in the US House and Senate, can do more to raise the issues. Do we not have that obligation?
What a impactful documentary. Thank you for sharing this. Eye opening. Not sure if I can look at a strawberry the same way anymore.
What an illuminating and disconcerting video to watch. Amazing to me how many Americans are unaware of these circumstances. Without these laborers to work in the fields, the farm system would grind to a halt. We as a country need to do better in terms of taking care of these people.
A tough life for a child! And so much for unenforced work legislation.
Well done. Thank you.
Wow thanks for this! I live in salinas and will share it with as many people as I can.