Labor laws allow children as young as twelve years old to work in agriculture with their parent's consent. However, children of all ages can be found working in the fields.
Recommended Films
There are many great documentaries and dramatic films that can help you learn or teach about about the complex issues that create injustice in agriculture, as well as the triumphs and challenges farmworkers and advocates face in the fight for justice. Here are a few:
Highlighted Film
Harvest of Dignity is an original documentary created in 2011 by SAF, the Farmworker Advocacy Network, and Minnow Media. It focuses on the lives and work of farmworkers in North Carolina, providing an in-depth portrait of the people who harvest our food today. Use the Vimeo link below for free public screenings.
Click here to screen on Vimeo | Download the free study guide | Order the DVD
Dramatic Films
Documentary Films
389 Miles: Living the Border (2008)
Brother Towns: Pueblos Hermanos (2010)
Dollar a Day, Ten Cents a Dance (1984)
El Contrato: The Contract (2003)
Fair Food: Field to Table
The Fight in the Fields (1997)
Films about Cesar Chavez
Focus on the Farm Worker: The Union (PCUN, 2011)
From the Mountains to the Maquiladoras (1993)
The Harvest / La Cosecha (2011)
La Vida no es facil / Life is Not Easy (2006)
Legacy of Shame. CBS News (1995)
Life and Debt (2001)
Makers: Women Who Make America (2012) [Dolores Huerta]
Morristown: In the Air and Sun (2007)
Nuestra Comunidad: Latinos in North Carolina (2001)
Paying the Price: Migrant Workers in the Toxic Fields of Sinaloa (2008)
