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

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

• Women that are not documented are the ones that work the most.
• Women with no documents don't get days off and get no sick days and still get paid minimun wage.

Undocumented Immigrants

• Statistics show that there are 3 million immigrants working in farms.
• their personal income of female crop workers is $11,250, compared to $16,250 for male crop workers.

Poultry Workers

• most of the immigrants work in slaughter houses.
• There are an estimated 4.1 million undocumented women in the U.S. today

Frmworkers

• farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country.
• Every year there are thousands of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning.