Silence in the Fields
Author: Yeoman, Barry
Date Published: 2001
This article examines the exploitative labor practices of the North Carolina Growers Association under the auspices of the H-2A guestworker program. Members of the association pay him $498 a head--nearly $5 million a year--for the wage laborers, who are often forced to work as many hours as required, under degrading and sometimes dangerous conditions. You can view the article here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2001/01/silence-fields
Date Published: 2001
This article examines the exploitative labor practices of the North Carolina Growers Association under the auspices of the H-2A guestworker program. Members of the association pay him $498 a head--nearly $5 million a year--for the wage laborers, who are often forced to work as many hours as required, under degrading and sometimes dangerous conditions. You can view the article here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2001/01/silence-fields
