Women farmworkers cope with Chavez allegations

Women farmworkers cope with Chavez allegations

Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activists attended a Chicago event to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.

Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations - Regional Media News

NEW YORK (AP) - Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers. Huerta spoke there about the need to educate women farmworkers about their rights and empower them to speak out about sexual exploitation that is both widespread and underreported among agr…