United Farm Workers
I visited the website and I was amazed at all the great information this website provides. I quickly noticed that Cesar Chavez was and still is a huge icon in the Farming industry. I learned that he was one of the few people who fought for the rights of migrants workers. I read that he helped hundreds of mistreated farmers all around the United States.
I also learned that this foundations vision is to “provide farm workers and other working people with the inspiration and the tools to share in society’s bounty”. I found this web site very heartwarming because I also read several articles on the same cite. I was shocked to see the conditions and environments the farmers have to live on and work with. It was heart breaking to see the many farming companies are profiting millions, but won’t offer their hard working employees a decent place to live in or even work at. One article in particular really got me upset it was called “Migrant woes: bed bugs, foul toilets, and illness”. This article was a real eye opener for me. I really never thought of such situations. I can’t believe that such circumstances are not illegal and even more astonished at the fact that there are millions of immigrants that are willing to work under these deadly conditions.
The site also covers a lot of media coverage like news reports on migrant workers. Mostly everything is emphasizing on human rights but more specifically they show us how severe the conditions are. Overall the site was very informative and I enjoyed how each section was broken down. Also I was able to make more sense of the novel we read. I can see the relevance in the frustration for the farmers.
I choose these pictures because it shows how the workers work really hard to go home to almost nothing. It really saddens me to think of such cruel treatment.
