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Boycott Driscoll's Berries Demonstration In Watsonville California USA 5-14-2016

by AutumnSun (sunclan007 [at] yahoo.com)
Continuing to put presure on Driscoll's & Sakuma Farms to give the farmworkers a union contract with decent pay and better working conditions in the fields!
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May 14, 2016 a global day of action in solidarity with the farmworkers in San Quintín, Mexico and the farmworkers at Sakuma Bros in Washington State. They are fighting horrific inhumane working conditions that Driscoll's so far has refused to do anything about or even acknowledge. Today the Watsonville Brown Berets and members of the Santa Cruz County Driscoll's Boycott Committee were at the Watsonville Plaza and held a protest on the public sidewalk about these inhumane working conditions and to spread awareness to consumers about the ongoing international boycott of Driscoll's berries. Don't buy Driscoll's berries until union contracts are signed!
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by Alma E. Muñoz (repost)
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Exigen boicot a Driscolls por explotación laboral
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2016/05/14/exigen-boicot-a-driscolls-por-explotacion-laboral

Ciudad de México -- Integrantes de diversas organizaciones se manifiestan frente al Costco Polanco, como parte del inicio de un boicot a Driscolls, uno de los principales distribuidores de productos del centro comercial.

En un volante, explican que la firma “es el mayor distribuidor de bayas en Estados Unidos y explota a los trabajadores con jornadas de más de 12 horas y les paga generalmente de 110 a 120 pesos por día en San Quintín, Baja California”.

Aseguran que Driscolls incurre en explotación laboral infantil, por lo cual niños y adolescentes se ven obligados a abandonar la escuela “para irse a trabajar al campo porque sus padres no ganan lo suficiente para poder satisfacer las necesidades básicas de sus familias”.

Resaltan que la empresa se niega a negociar con los trabajadores sus condiciones de trabajo y salariales, a pesar de que están expuestos, incluidos mujeres embarazadas, a productos químicos que causan daño pulmonar, descamación de la piel, hongos en las extremidades y cáncer.

También afirman que “las mujeres sufren acoso sexual en los campos por parte de los ingenieros y mayordomos”.

Denuncian que los trabajadores agrícolas de la empresa no tienen seguridad social, pues no están afiliados al IMSS, y que laboran en condiciones insalubres.
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