SACRAMENTO, California. – La salud emocional de los trabajadores agrícolas en California ha comenzado a preocupar a las organizaciones enfocadas en este sector esencial, ante un aumento en los casos y la falta de desconocimiento de los recursos de ayuda.
SACRAMENTO, California. – Juana Amendez, mejor conocida como “Toña”, es una de las miles de trabajadoras agrícolas que todos los días lucha para combinar sus roles en el campo y con su familia; así es como ella celebra este Día de las Madres.
The California Strategic Growth Council has unanimously and enthusiastically appointed twelve inaugural members of the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force, which will develop policy recommendations to equitably increase access to agricultural land for food production and traditional tribal agricultural uses. Established by California’s State Legislature last year, the Task Force will meet every quarter over three years and submit a full report of policy recommendations to the State Legislature and Governor by January 1, 2026.
The small, agricultural town of Planada was inundated amid a wave of intense storms this winter. Residents, many of whom are undocumented, say they have been neglected.
BAKERSFIELD, California — An organization known as ‘Lideres Campesinas’ is trying to bring attention to issues women farmworkers face.
They are farmworkers themselves, who reach out to the community and inform them of their rights. They focus on raising awareness of pesticide abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
The water came in a rush – tearing through planted rows of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower before crashing into the tractors and farm equipment. Within hours, much of María Inés Catalán’s 41-acre (17-hectare) organic farm in Hollister, California, had disappeared under several feet of water.
Estas trabajadoras representan un grupo muy susceptible de ser víctima de abusos sexuales, debido a que no denuncian por el temor a perder su empleo.
Se estima que un 75% de trabajadores agrícolas en California son indocumentados, por lo que una propuesta busca facilitarles el camino a la residencia permanente.
Con música de mariachi y una pequeña celebración se develó un mural en honor al líder campesino César Chávez, la obra fue creada por la artista Andrea Torres junto a alumnos de preparatoria y de la escuela de adultos de Fresno.
After a gunman killed 7 farmworkers in Half Moon Bay in January, media attention focused on the deplorable living and working conditions of farm workers. While the story made headlines, it was not news to Líderes Campesinas, a California nonprofit network that empowers female farmworker leaders to improve conditions in the fields and in their communities.
