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Take a Stand Against Farmworker Abuse
Farmworkers are one of the most exploited groups of immigrants in the U.S. More than 80% of farmworkers in the U.S. are foreign-born, and many face harsh working conditions for very low pay.
For decades, Florida's farmworkers have faced terrible abuses, brutal exploitation, and in the most extreme cases, forced labor.
American Rights at Work and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are collaborating to support Florida farmworkers. We encourage you to join their efforts.
Recent worker abuses, include workers chained to poles, locked in trucks, being physically beaten and robbed of pay. Yet Florida’s governors have refused to condemn these abuses.
That's why American Rights at Work is calling on Florida Governor Charlie Crist to commit the full power of his office to addressing the plague of forced labor in Florida's fields.
The record of abuse by employers in Florida is so shameful a federal prosecutor was prompted to call the state "ground zero for modern-day slavery" in the pages of the New Yorker magazine.*
It's time Florida's leaders took this abuse seriously. Stand with the farmworkers and demand justice from Governor Crist.
Add your voice to this call by writing Governor Crist today!
Click here:
http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/FloridaFarmworkers/w87kb57rr76w37xt?
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