Farmworker Awareness Week

National Farmworker Awareness Week (NFAW) is March 25th – March 31st, a week of action for communities to bring attention to farmworker issues, shed light on, and bring honor to the important contributions farmworkers make to our daily lives.

It’s never been easier to learn about farmworkers than by watching this selection of specially curated videos. Take this opportunity, while we’re all stuck at home, to learn about these essential jobs and the people who keep our food system operating. All you have to do is click play to educate yourself about the problems many farmworkers face and what some organizations are doing to drive change.

The problems Edward R. Murrow highlighted in his landmark documentary “HARVEST OF DIGNITY” that aired nearly 50 years ago largely remain unsolved. Watch this update to learn about the stories of farmworkers families and their current-day struggles…

“It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.” — Caesar Chavez

Greg Asbed and Gerardo Reyes Chavez share how partnerships that bring together farmworkers, farmers, and corporations are helping to stop labor force abuses in agricultural fields in America and in industries across the globe.

“Now when we, workers and consumers, speak with one voice, the billion-dollar brands have no choice but to listen and we are telling them what we want, we’re telling them that it is time for a human rights revolution.” — Greg Asbed