Justice on the Table - Oregon farm workers (Part 1)

Farmworkers are paying a price to put food on our tables. Excluded from labor laws, they face low wages, harsh working conditions, and a 48-year life expectancy. Shot in Oregon's Willamette Valley agriculture belt, farmworkers, labor rights activists, and citizen protestors explore the plight of Oregon's farmworkers, raise awareness of the exploitation of farmworkers nationwide, and highlight the U.S. agricultural system's dependence on a steady flow of immigrant labor. In the School Library Journal, Leroy Hommerding says, The live-action footage and excellent aural quality will help to keep the audience's attention. Justice on the Table is a good choice for school and public library collections where there is a need for information on the current immigrant experience

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• farm worker
• farmworker
• oregon
• presbyterian
• hunger program
• pcusa
• immigrant
• labor
• justice
• protest
• exploitation