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Gerardo Reyes Chávez’s TED Talk
Gerardo Reyes Chávez, Jon Esformes
How farmworkers are fighting extreme heat
15 minutes 37 secondsFarm labor is hot, backbreaking and dangerous work. To protect workers from extreme heat and workplace exploitation, farmworker Gerardo Reyes Chávez has teamed up with farm manager Jon Esformes for a unique partnership. Learn how their collaborative model is keeping farmworkers safe and creating a blueprint for more modern, humane working conditions for the world's laborers.Posted Jul 2024
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Coalition-building: Notes on Session 4 of TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series
June 7, 2024
Session 4 of the TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series was all about coalition-building. Four speakers discussed how we can bring together the world’s best minds and ideas to rethink how we support farms, nourish the youngest generations and collaborate across seeming divides. The event: TED Countdown 2024 Dilemma Series: The future of food, hosted by […]
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Are the workers behind your food treated fairly? How one innovative program is helping improve conditions
November 26, 2019
Many farmworkers in the US receive inadequate wages and experience harassment, violence and even sexual assault. But thanks to the innovative Fair Food Program, which signs up big companies like McDonald's and Taco Bell, conditions in the tomato fields in several states have been reformed. Here's how it works -- and how you can do your part.
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