A week ago, we highlighted the first of a series of four articles in the LA Times about the living and working conditions faced by migrant farmworkers in Mexico as they harvest crops that end up on dinner tables not only in Mexico, but also in the USA. The other three articles in the series are just as disturbing, but make for compelling reading.

The pilgrimage of 12-year-old Alejandrina Castillo during a single year as she accompanies her migrant farmworker parents. Credit: LA Times
The journalist and photographer responsible for this series of articles deserve high praise for their persistence and determination in exposing some of the “dirty little secrets” of Mexico’s agribusiness sector.
Links to the full series on the LA Times website:
Related posts:
- The geography of Mexican farming, agriculture and food production: index page
- Tomato production in Mexico (Feb 2011)
- The diary of a food activist’s visits to Mexico
- Is there a connection between farm size and marginalization?
- The pattern of farm sizes in Mexico: is there a north-south divide?
One Response to “LA Times continues its compelling and disturbing investigation into farmworkers in Mexico”
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
Some time during 2010 – 2011 Bill Clinton uttered a “mea culpa” for the destruction of rice production in Haiti …as the direct result of NAFTA treaty agreements and US/Canadian agreements … so you can be sure that this same scenario is being played out throughout Central and South America and Caribbean Islands as well … the agri-business and manufacturers donated heavily to Obama campaign …