Immigrant Farm Workers: Ethical Consumption

local food production is not an example of ethical consumption. This is because the definition of ethical consumption according to “What is Ethical Consumption?”, “stresses the role of the consumer in preventing the exploitation of women and children in seatshop factories overseas and in the U.S.” this would mean that the workers would have to be treated right when they are working and not be treated unethically though this is not always the case.

Many of the farmers are mexican immigrants that are only trying to support their families. WNYC news published an article titled “Immigrant Farm Workers, the Hidden Part of New York’s Local Food Movement” that said, “ The reality of agriculture is that a hefty percentage of the people who plant and harvest New York’s local food are immigrant workers, many of whom put themselves in danger to cross the border into the United States to work the land.” though they come here they are not treated as well as they expected. One of the workers Antonio Valeriano that works at a farm in hudson valley originally from oaxaca said he has to be at work at 6 A.M to 8 at night or even to 10 P.M. Valeriano another worker said, “the work is hard, ‘and we almost never rest,’” though they have a

With the rise of food stamps being used by americans by 58.5 percent over only three years is the reason why, “17% of americans - more than 50 million people live in households that are ‘food insecure’.”(what food says about class in america by lisa miller) meaning that they don't know if they will even eat the next day. But why does this even happen, “‘Essentially,’ he says, ‘we have a system where wealthy farmers feed the poor crap and poor farmers feed the wealthy high-quality food’” this means that the farmers that work so hard to get money eat stuff that's worse than what they work on while the make high quality food they are given food that is essentially