Campaña de justicia laboral
Centro Campesino fue fundado con la filosofía que los trabajadores agrícolas, Latino/as rurales y sus aliados deben trabajar juntos para cambiar de manera positiva las estructuras institucionales que crean y mantienen la opresión.
Los trabajadores migrantes también se han organizado y como resultado han obtenido mejores ingresos y condiciones de vivienda. Durante el 2000-2001, Centro Campesino fue parte de una campaña extendida organizada alrededor de ingresos, condiciones de vivienda y seguridad en el lugar de trabajo para más de 350 trabajadores agrícolas migrantes de Chiquita Processed Foods en Owatonna.
Los cambios que obtuvieron en los campos de vivienda migrantes incluyen: instalación de agua caliente en todas las unidades individuales; la construcción de un refugio para tormentas y la instalación de un sistema de alarma de tornados; la completa remodelación de una unidad de vivienda operada por Chiquita que se utiliza para el cuidado de niños de Centro Campesino, incluyendo la instalación de un baño y aire acondicionado; y la implementación de un sistema de alarma antes de rociar pesticidas cerca de los campos de vivienda.
MPR Story on Gaylord
Dear Friends and Allies,
MPR has published a story on the situation Latinos in Gaylord are facing with the police. Centro has organized this community to respond to Police harassment. Community members will soon file a complaint with the Department of Human Rights. The city has not responded positively to our members concerns.
Please keep contacting the city Mayor Dough Quast and urge him to solve this situation.
For a link to the story please follow this link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.o...
Farmworkers for Fair Trade
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact; Jean Rogers, Board and Farm Fund Administrator
Phone: 360-734-8158 ext. 217
Fax: 360-734-6816
E-mail: jeanr@communityfood.coop
Fair Trade Experts Join Whatcom Farm Workers for Fair Trade Conference
Latinos Unite for Justice in Gaylord!
Over 130 community members and allies united in downtown Gaylord to demand immediate action to stop harassment and intimidation created by the police. For close to three hours downtown Gaylord was the center of attention. Latino community members had an opportunity to share their struggle and show the city how they are willing to unite to defend their rights as individuals. “There is no room for Eric Boon!!” people chanted energetically despite the cold rainy day.
test event #1
Este es un test!
Y aqui esta tambien - con yuna descripcion.
National Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade
Centro Campesino continues to work for the rights of farmworkers and the improvement of their working conditions in Minnesota. Therefore, we are happy to announce we will be hosting the first National Farmworker Conference for Fair Trade. This is a collaboration effort between several organizations including the Farmworker Support Committee (CATA, NJ), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA, CA), The Local Fair Trade Network (LFTN, MN) among others.
The conference will take place in Owatonna from April 28 April 30, 2007.
No more raids!
With great joy we applaud the demonstration held in Austin Minnesota on Sunday December 17th. Residents and members of Centro Campesino organized for two weeks to meet and see what the response to these raids was going to be like. Community members created a committee of highly committed people that did so much work from education, letter signing, location of victims to provide them assistance and the preparation of a public response.
2004 Montgomery Housing Organizing Campaign
In 2004 the city of Montgomery decided to buy three buildings where 99 percent of the people renting where Latinos. The city gave 19 families a deadline to leave the buildings, giving them no option of relocation or further explanations. The families did not know what to do and how to proceed after realizing that they soon had to leave their homes and probably the town where their children where born. Centro Campesino decided to engage in an intense community organizing campaign, organizing each one of the families to demand and fight for their rights against the city of Montgomery.
New Migrant Worker Protection Act
Press release - July 25, 2005
Centro Campesino announces the successful passage of a new migrant labor protection act, Chapter 127. Employers who fail to pay wages owed to migrant workers will face significant new penalties as a result of legislation signed by Governor Pawlenty on June 1, 2005. The new law doubles the fines for employers who violate written recruitment agreements with migrant workers and also provide that employers who do not pay wages when due can be made to pay twice the amount a worker would have earned until payment is made.
