Dairy Farmworkers Speaking Tour Stops in Rochester
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In an attempt to educate and increase support Workers’ Center of CNY and immigrant workers are traveling throughout NYS speaking about the injustices that the immigrant dairy farmworker are faced with. NYS dairy farmworkers are facing issues like wage theft, hazardous working conditions, long hour shifts, no days off and substandard living conditions. José Cañas shared his experiences of being a farmworker and the abhorrent conditions he has had to work and live under. Rebecca Fuentes spoke about the dangerous working conditions of the dairy workers and shared tragic accounts of farmworkers that have been injured or killed because of those working conditions. Carly Fox spoke about the legislation that has been proposed for improve farmworkers job safety, wages and work hours. she also spoke about the work of getting OSHA to inspect more farms to ensure safe working conditions for workers.
There are four videos from the speaking event in Rochester. One of each of the speakers and the last is of the question and answer period of the talk. In the video of José Cañas speaking, he speaks in Spanish and Carly Fox translates to English.
video of José Cañas
Video of Rebecca Fuentes
Video of Carly Fox
Video of Q & A
