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The latest segment on Last Week Tonight hosted by John Oliver focuses on the plight of farmworkers in this country, and champions the Fair Food Program as a successful model of human rights protection that can guarantee farmworkers their basic rights. So far, the YouTube upload of the segment alone has garnered over two million views , generating a small cascade of press and expressions of empathy and solidarity with farmworkers in their struggles for dignity.
But what sets the in-depth segment apart from so many like it is its inclusion of a solution to the myriad problems facing farmworkers: the Fair Food Program, which he calls a “success” and adds that it is expanding into more crops in more states, going beyond its beginnings in Florida tomatoes.
The whole segment is worth watching, but here’s a link [[link removed]] to it that begins at Oliver’s discussion of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the unparalleled success of the Fair Food Program:
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The YouTube are full of former farmworkers and allies voicing their appreciation for the spotlight on this important human rights issue and telling stories of toiling in the fields:
“Being Mexican and knowing and working in this conditions I fully know how bad my people have it!! My respects for standing up to them!!!"
“I was a child farm worker. While my friends were on summer break, I was waking up at 3am to get ready for work. I hated going back to school and getting asked, “what did you do for summer break?” My dad is still out there working the fields. Super grateful my parents taught me the value of earning a dollar. I was hesitant to watch this, but you did us justice. Thanks, John ”
“This story brought tears to my eyes. My 72 year old father is still out there to this day picking lettuce. I was once one of those underage kids picking at 14 in order to have clothes for school. Seeing the legitimate anger, outrage, and heartbreak in John’s eyes during this segment hit close to home. It is way too normalized amongst the Mexicans in my community that these conditions are just part of the way things are. I’m glad a light is being shed to finally correct conditions for those still out there. My family worked hard so that I wouldn’t have to, and I’m grateful I was able to do better for myself.”
There's more to read, including follow-up press on John Oliver's segment from Sarasota Magazine, Huffington Post, and the Boston Globe! Click here to read the round-up [[link removed]] !
While you are here, we are also calling on allies in the Fair Food Nation to sign a petition in support of farmworkers in their fight for dignity and to help expand the Fair Food Program!
Read the letter and sign on by clicking on the button with the words "sign the petition" below or by clicking here [[link removed]] :
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers
110 S 2nd St
Immokalee, FL 34142
United States
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