Immokalee: a story of slavery and freedom

A documentary by Jeff Imig. Brutal exploitation of farmworkers, including slavery and indentured servitude, continues to plague thousands in the fields and groves of south Florida. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers struggles to build solidarity and fight back against the abuses. Immokalee shows this struggle and examines how the Coalition has been so successful through its three-pronged effort of organizing in the fields, education and broad community solidarity.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• immokalee
• farmworkers
• slavery
• farms
• worker abuse
• tomatoes
• tomato pickers
• taco bell

[krackerJak1]

C.I.W. is not only making florida produce less marketable they are drawing the federal governments attention and in doing that immigration laws like e-verify that ran all migrant workers out of alabama arizona and georgia are becoming more and more popular and the more they are discussed the more states are going to adopt the idea. CIW started off with a good hearted message and were a refuge for a very small number of violent case victoms but in thirteen years 5 cases of "slavery"

[armandohernandez81]

ese video Refleja l0 dificil que es trabjar en la lab0r per0 anim0 my Raza esa causa se tiene que ganar!!!

[chooch352]

I understand whats happening.........

[dreamcatcherthread]

@chooch352 Have you actually been paying attention to the video at all? 3:45 - 5:29

[chooch352]

they have a choice do the work or go home.

[elchapo1997]

que bueno que ya no ahiga esas injusticias en ese immokalee y que el trabajador immigrante sea respetado ya que tambien tenemos derechos yo vivi en 1996 a 1999 ahi en immokalee y son puras injusticias para el trabajador

[lucas3d100]

yo vivi en carne propia esta situasion en immokalle en el 2001 este video me iso recordar esos tiempos tan difisiles que nosotros las personas que verdadera mente venimos a travajar a este pais tal ves no legal mente tenemos que pasar para ganarse unos dolares

[xRoughRidersx]

Get a job Guado!!!! Lmao

[tinkodemayo99]

I used to pick in them immokalee fields when i was a kid,and it really sucked.I couldnt even fill ten buckets a day. So i made like three bucks for a full day of hot sweaty work! Im glad we got the hell out of that line of work.