Anti Commerciële Actie Beweging (A.C.A.B.)1/2 [..] '“You live where you work and you work where you live,” said Migrant Justice organizer Marita Canedo, describing the isolated and harsh working and living conditions on Vermont dairy farms.
A 2024 survey conducted by Migrant Justice found that more than half of the surveyed workers worked 12 or more hours a day without overtime, while a quarter worked seven consecutive days. Eighty-two percent reported problems with employer-provided housing, citing pest infestations, mold, lack of heat and insulation, and overcrowding, with workers often sharing beds in shifts. Seventy-seven percent said they had sustained a work-related injury or illness, while more than half of the workers were denied paid medical leave. Migrant Justice was founded in 2009 following the tragic death of José Obeth Santiz Cruz, a dairy worker from Chiapas, Mexico, who was killed on a farm in Vermont when his arm became entangled in a chain-driven gutter cleaner, a piece of heavy machinery used to remove manure from a dairy barn. [..]
https://amsterdamalternative.nl/articles/21967/the-cows-don-t-milk-themselves-migrant-justice-brings-u-s-labor-fight-to-dutch-doorstep
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