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Student Action with Farmworkers

Student Action with Farmworkers

For a Just Agricultural System

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Student Action with Farmworkers

Uniting for just living and working conditions for farmworkers and their families

  • 100,000+

    Farmworkers

    and their family members have gained access to health, legal, and education resources provided by SAF interns and fellows in the Carolinas

    Our programs
  • 1,000+

    Students

    have learned about farmworker rights and advocated for farmworker justice as a result of SAF leadership programs

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  • 150+

    Partners

    including community organizations and university groups have partnered with SAF on access to higher education for immigrant students

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Child Labor Research Infographics

New research on the working conditions of child farmworkers in NC and the health and social outcomes of their work

A night with the mobile clinic

The story of a mobile clinic visit to a farmworker labor camp with the North Carolina Farmworkers' Project

What we're working on

What We Do

&

How We Do It

  • SAF students conduct outreach to workers in migrant labor camps, welcoming them to their new communities and educating them about their rights.
  • SAF collaborates with partners to link farmworkers to legal services, healthcare, and migrant education resources.
  • SAF advocates for workers’ rights and immigration reform through lobbying, policy work, and popular education.
  • SAF supports worker organizing through petitions, actions, and marches.
  • SAF raises consciousness about our food system through workshops, documentaries, and National Farmworker Awareness Week.
  • SAF facilitates students and farmworkers sharing their stories and working toward social change through participatory documentary and theater.

85% of fresh fruits and vegetables produced in the United States are harvested by hand.

Farmworkers’ mean and median individual incomes from agricultural employment range from $15,000 – $17,499.

There are 2.5-3 million farmworkers in the United States.

45% of agricultural workers are uninsured.

500,000 children work in agriculture.

The states with the highest farmworker populations are California, Texas, Washington, Florida, Oregon and North Carolina.

84% of farmworkers are seasonal workers and 14% are migrant.

Nearly 5 out of 10 farmworker households in North Carolina reported not being able to afford enough food to feed their families.

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