Hijas del Campo, which is Spanish for Daughters of the Field, serves more than 400 farmworkers and their families in Contra Costa County every month.
As summer is upon us, an East Bay non-profit organization is doing its part to help hardworking farmworkers beat the heat. It was started in 2020 by four women. As reflected in their organization’s name, all four of them are daughters of Mexican immigrant farmworkers.During the COVID-19 pandemic, they recognized migrant farmworkers were being pushed further to the margins.
They don’t know us. They don’t know if we’re with an agency or if we’re out there to mean harm to them." Mendoza added, "So it’s a beautiful thing when people start opening up because they really see your heart is in it and wanting to help them."The organization is also focused on helping farmworkers secure better wages and understand their workers’ rights.Organizers say some California farmworkers aren’t paid by the hour.
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