Panel Told Florida Tomato Pickers Subjected To Slavery
Author: Lipman, Larry
Date Published: 2008
The article talks about how a U.S. Senate committee held a hearing that indicated that slavery was an issue in tomato fields in Florida. The committee went on to record a statement that indicated that the nature of slavery had changed since the Civil War era. The new wave of slavery holds workers in involuntary servitude through threats and actual violence again workers and their families, who live in Latin America most often. The Senate hearing also focused on the living and working conditions of farm employees, their rate of pay, and other regional issues.
Date Published: 2008
The article talks about how a U.S. Senate committee held a hearing that indicated that slavery was an issue in tomato fields in Florida. The committee went on to record a statement that indicated that the nature of slavery had changed since the Civil War era. The new wave of slavery holds workers in involuntary servitude through threats and actual violence again workers and their families, who live in Latin America most often. The Senate hearing also focused on the living and working conditions of farm employees, their rate of pay, and other regional issues.
