Virginia Pitts and Ellen Buelow, Bread members who belong to the Social Justice Committee at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Parish in Albuquerque, wanted to share a related editorial from The New York Times published on Dec. 3.
Fair trade is finally coming to the tomato fields of Florida, where farmworkers have won a remarkable victory in a 15-year struggle for better pay and working conditions. Last month, they struck a deal with growers to raise workers’ pay and to create an industry code of conduct, a health and safety program and a system to resolve worker complaints. Read full editorialGood News Indeed!
No comments:
Post a Comment