Mexico: The Justice Plan for Agricultural Workers of San Quintín

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 

PROGRAM #11050 12:00 PM PT 

Mexico Edition. 

More than a decade after massive strikes erupted in the fields of San Quintín, Baja California, local leaders report that farmworkers continue to live under exploitative conditions, without health and social benefits. This week, President Sheinbaum announced the Justice Plan for Agricultural Workers of San Quintín, which includes the creation of a Labor Justice Center, access to social security for farmworkers, the conversion of the rural hospital into a general hospital, and increased resources for schools and housing. This and other stories are examined in this program.

Guest: Attorney Benito García, social leader and Mixtec leader, originally from San Juan Mixtepec, Oaxaca, today from San Quintín, Baja California, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

Photo: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash

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