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Resistance to Wage Hike Fuels Resolve of Farm Worker Advocates

Burger King and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange push back on a plan to raise the wages of tomato pickers by one penny per pound. Advocates liken conditions in the fields to sweatshops.

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A House for Miss Betty
A House for Miss Betty
Oxfam's partner TRAC is building a better model for bayou living in Chauvin, Lousiana. A multimedia slideshow presentation.
At Mining Conference, Indigenous Groups from North and South Trade Tactics
At Mining Conference, Indigenous Groups from North and South Trade Tactics
Sharing what they know, groups that work on mining find strength in numbers.
With Oxfam's Help, a Taos Project Helps Nurture Healthy Food Systems
With Oxfam's Help, a Taos Project Helps Nurture Healthy Food Systems
Shared interests in food and social justice are at the heart of this community development program
US Farmworkers Reach Historic Agreement with McDonald's
US Farmworkers Reach Historic Agreement with McDonald's
Following two years of pressure from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the fast-food chain has promised to increase the pay of Florida tomato pickers by a penny a pound.
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Like Machines in the Fields: Workers without Rights in American Agriculture

Campaign for a Just Food and Farm Policy
Campaign for a Just Food and Farm Policy
Why are family farmers going out of business? Who benefits from agricultural policy? The globalization of agriculture raises questions for all of us.

Next Generation of Mining Executives Debate Community Rights
Next generation of mining executives debate community rights Oxfam organizer travels to top mining schools to talk about mining's social and environmental effects.