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

Undocumented Immigrants
Fact 1) The US would make about $1.4 Trillion over a decade if they legalize undocumented workers
Fact 2) Undocumented workers give $1.5 Billion to  Medicare system and $7 billion to the Social Security system even though they do not get anything in return.

Farmworkers
Fact 1) Workers that work on the farms suffer from higher chance of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country
Fact 2) Female crop workers earn $11,250, When male workers earn  $16,250

Poultry Workers
Fact 1) One forth of the people who butcher, process meat, poultry, and fish are undocumented
Fact 2) 250,000 labor workers in the 174 of  major U.S. chicken factories are Latino and more than half are women

Sexual Abuse On the Job
Fact 1) Out of 150 women working at California’s Central Valley, 80% said they had experienced sexual harassment
Fact 2) Almost all women have reported that they are a victom of sexual oppuse they were interviewed