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Bill Tamayo: Criminal Cases Needed to End Immigrant Abuse
Criminal convictions, which have been lacking in cases of rape in the fields, need to be part of the government's response to the sexual abuse of farmworker women, says the EEOC attorney.
June 25, 2013
Manuel Cunha, Jr.: Harassment Not “A Big Problem” On Farms
The president of the Nisei Farmers League says that while harassment might be an issue for some farm workers, the scope of the problem is no greater in agriculture than in other industries.
June 25, 2013
Resources for Agricultural Workers
If you are an agricultural worker who has been sexually victimized at work, there are a variety of resources available to you.
June 25, 2013
Why Have There Been So Few Sexual Assault Prosecutions In the Agriculture Industry?
Only one out of every 20 rape victims will ever see their attacker convicted of a felony. For undocumented women, the odds are even worse.
June 25, 2013
Video: Hidden in the Harvest
Three women came to the U.S. looking for a better life, but what they found was far from the American dream.
June 25, 2013
Courting Foodies: The Modern "Fair Food" Movement
To succeed, organizers need foodies to care about farm workers. The problem? Most don’t.
June 25, 2013
Female Workers Face Rape, Harassment In U.S. Agriculture Industry
Hundreds of female farmworkers have complained to the federal government about being raped and assaulted, verbally and physically harassed on the job, while law enforcement has done almost nothing to prosecute potential crimes.
June 25, 2013
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Rape in the Fields
Lowell Bergman investigates the hidden reality of rape on the job for immigrant women working in America’s fields, farms and factories.
June 25, 2013
The EEOC: At the "Vanguard" of Fight Against Discrimination
The federal agency on the forefront of defending migrant workers from sexual abuse receives thousands of complaints each year, and operates on a budget that costs less that a fighter jet.
June 24, 2013
For Shadow Victims of Violence, the “U Visa” Can Help
Undocumented abuse victims can apply to stay in the U.S., but some risk deportation by coming forward.
June 24, 2013
The Hidden Story of Rape on the Job in America
For the women who pick and handle the food we eat every day, sexual assault often comes with the job.
June 10, 2013
As Senate Debates, Immigration Backlog Keeps Growing
The number of deportation cases is the highest it's been in 15 years.
April 22, 2013