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March 31, 2015

Mexican Farmworkers Continue 2-Week Strike over Low Pay, Harassment 
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In the Mexican state of Baja California, farmworkers who pick fruit and
vegetables for consumers in the United States are continuing a historic,
two-week strike. The farmworkers, who may earn in a day about what
low-wage U.S. workers earn in an hour, have reportedly rejected the
offer of a 15-percent raise. They are demanding a higher raise,
benefits, and an end to harassment and other abuses.

 

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