Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry

Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry | Southern Poverty Law Center

Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food Industry

Undocumented women are among the most vulnerable workers in our society today. They fill the lowest paying jobs in our economy and provided the backbreaking labor that helps bring food to our tables. Yet they are routinely cheated out of wages and subjected to an array of other abuses in the workplace. They are generally powerless to enforce their rights or protect themselves. The following are facts from the SPLC report Injustice on Our Plates.