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Por Sylvia Regan<\/a><\/strong>
Paralegal de investigaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestro sistema alimentario deber\u00eda nutrir a los ni\u00f1os y garantizar que crezcan sanos f\u00edsicamente, mental y emocionalmente. Los ni\u00f1os necesitan alimentos saludables para crecer. Tambi\u00e9n necesitan dormir lo suficiente, acceso a la educaci\u00f3n y adultos responsables a su alrededor para protegerlos de situaciones peligrosas y personas malintencionadas.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamentablemente para los cientos de miles de ni\u00f1os que trabajan en la agricultura y la elaboraci\u00f3n de alimentos, el sistema alimentario estadounidense es una fuente de da\u00f1o, agotamiento y explotaci\u00f3n. Los trabajos agr\u00edcolas y en la elaboraci\u00f3n de carne son algunos de los m\u00e1s peligrosos. <\/span>m\u00e1s peligroso<\/span><\/a> y trabajos exigentes en los alrededores. Y sin embargo <\/span>La gran industria agr\u00edcola emplea a cientos de miles de ni\u00f1os en Estados Unidos \u2014algunos legalmente y otros ilegalmente\u2014 para mantener en funcionamiento sus operaciones.<\/span><\/b>. Los ni\u00f1os, a menudo ni\u00f1os migrantes que trabajan para ayudar a alimentar a sus familias, terminan trabajando en lugar de ir a la escuela, <\/span>experimentar condiciones horribles en el trabajo<\/span><\/a>, y a menudo sufriendo lesiones horribles que los seguir\u00e1n durante toda su vida.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestro gobierno deber\u00eda esforzarse m\u00e1s para proteger a los ni\u00f1os<\/span><\/b>. Las violaciones relacionadas con la mano de obra infantil son habituales en el sistema alimentario. Un an\u00e1lisis realizado por la Red de Informaci\u00f3n sobre Alimentaci\u00f3n y Medio Ambiente del Departamento de Trabajo entre 2018 y 2022 revel\u00f3 que de un total de 16.000 infracciones, <\/span>Se registraron 12.000 infracciones laborales de ni\u00f1os en la industria alimentaria<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigadores fotografiaron a este ni\u00f1o trabajando como limpiador en una matadero de JBS. El empleador, Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), emple\u00f3 ilegalmente a m\u00e1s de 100 ni\u00f1os en trabajos peligrosos. Foto: Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0El gobierno de Biden ha intensificado las investigaciones sobre el trabajo infantil en la industria alimentaria y otras industrias, pero cuando se detectan violaciones, la multa m\u00e1xima de $15.000 por ni\u00f1o apenas es un castigo leve. Y, aparte de la industria de la carne, las leyes est\u00e1n escritas espec\u00edficamente para permitir que ni\u00f1os de apenas 12 a\u00f1os trabajen en muchos trabajos agr\u00edcolas, <\/span>incluso cuando son demasiado j\u00f3venes para trabajar legalmente en otros trabajos menos peligrosos<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esta es una caracter\u00edstica peligrosa de <\/span>El agrimensaje excepcionalista<\/span><\/a> Volviendo al New Deal, cuando FDR concert\u00f3 un acuerdo con los dem\u00f3cratas del sur para eximir a los trabajadores agr\u00edcolas y a otros trabajadores predominantemente negros de las leyes laborales protectoras, permitiendo que la econom\u00eda de las plantaciones del sur siguiera explotando a los trabajadores negros. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoy en d\u00eda, la gran agricultura sigue utilizando el excepcionalismo agr\u00edcola para explotar a comunidades de color, migrantes, ni\u00f1os y otros grupos hist\u00f3ricamente marginados. El sistema de granjas intensivas (CAFO, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) \u2014el sistema industrial de cr\u00eda de miles de animales en condiciones muy precarias\u2014 se basa en reducir costos en todas las oportunidades, especialmente los costos laborales. Dado que las granjas intensivas y las plantas de procesamiento de carne suelen ubicarse en zonas rurales, y que la gran agricultura ha contribuido seriamente a reducir las perspectivas laborales en esas comunidades rurales, los trabajadores a menudo no tienen otras opciones laborales y pueden estar m\u00e1s dispuestos a aceptar condiciones laborales pobres y, a veces, ilegales. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los trabajadores agr\u00edcolas y los trabajadores de la industria c\u00e1rnica, muchos de los cuales no tienen documentos ni visas restrictivas, son particularmente vulnerables a los abusos por parte de sus empleadores y pueden temer represalias por denunciar las violaciones, o no estar al tanto de sus derechos. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luego, en julio de 2023, <\/span>Un joven de 16 a\u00f1os de Guatemala muri\u00f3 mientras trabajaba<\/span><\/a> en una planta de Mar-Jac en Mississippi. La OSHA determin\u00f3 que la empresa era directamente responsable de la muerte de Duvan Tomas Perez, quien era un estudiante de secundaria, pero la empresa contesta que estas conclusiones son falsas. En un movimiento que la gran industria agropecuaria utiliza a menudo para desviar la atenci\u00f3n, Mar-Jac afirma que <\/span>empresa de personal temporario de terceros<\/span><\/a> fue responsable de verificar la aptitud del ni\u00f1o para trabajar. <\/span>Al utilizar empresas de terceros para cubrir puestos de trabajo extremadamente peligrosos, empresas como JBS, Perdue, Cargill y Seaboard pueden negar que <\/span><\/b>ellos <\/span><\/i><\/b>son responsables de <\/span><\/b>empleando a cientos de ni\u00f1os<\/span><\/b><\/a> cuando son atrapados con <\/span><\/b>Nens netejant les seves serres de carn<\/span><\/b><\/a>.  <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

En 2024, Mar-Jac Poultry sigue empleando sin verg\u00fcenza a ni\u00f1os en sus plantas para realizar trabajos peligrosos. Esta vez, la compa\u00f1\u00eda de aves de corral fue descubierta. <\/span>empleando a cuatro menores de 16 a\u00f1os<\/span><\/a> quienes hab\u00edan contratado directamente. Sin culpar a ninguna otra empresa, los abogados de Mar-Jac han recurrido a hablar de ambos lados de la boca. De alguna manera, la empresa afirma que su pol\u00edtica no es contratar a nadie.<\/span> menor de 18 a\u00f1os <\/span>y tambi\u00e9n<\/span><\/i> que estos cuatro menores fueron legalmente empleados para realizar tareas espec\u00edficas que son permitidas para menores en los mataderos. Es evidente que cuando hay dinero que se puede obtener, Mar-Jac, al igual que las otras empresas de procesamiento de carne que dominan nuestro sistema alimentario, no puede ser confiada a cumplir con la ley y mantener a los ni\u00f1os a salvo. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los ni\u00f1os merecen algo mejor. Nuestro gobierno debe priorizar la seguridad de los ni\u00f1os mediante la aplicaci\u00f3n de las leyes laborales existentes y poniendo fin a la explotaci\u00f3n laboral. <\/span>pol\u00edtica de excepcionalismo agr\u00edcola<\/span><\/a> En lugar de ello, debe frenar la actividad de la gran industria agropecuaria. El USDA debe hacer m\u00e1s por los trabajadores y los ni\u00f1os. El a\u00f1o pasado, el secretario del USDA envi\u00f3 una carta a los mayores productores de carne del pa\u00eds pidi\u00e9ndoles que investigaran si<\/span> existe trabajo infantil ilegal en sus cadenas de suministro y es necesario considerar normas m\u00e1s estrictas para sus subcontratistas. El comportamiento alarmante de Mar-Jac y innumerables otros ejemplos nos muestran que este enfoque no es suficiente. No hay duda de que es cuesti\u00f3n de \u201csi\u201d.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El actual sistema alimentario estadounidense se basa en la explotaci\u00f3n de los trabajadores. \u00c9sa es la raz\u00f3n por la que luchamos en los tribunales y en las comunidades de todo el pa\u00eds para <\/span>justicia laboral<\/span><\/a>. Los ni\u00f1os, especialmente los ni\u00f1os migrantes a los que la gran industria agr\u00edcola depende en gran medida, son algunos de los miembros m\u00e1s vulnerables y explotados de nuestra sociedad. Es inaceptable que estas empresas de gran industria agr\u00edcola pongan deliberadamente en peligro a los ni\u00f1os para obtener dinero. En FarmSTAND trabajamos con aliados de todo el sistema alimentario para transformar nuestro sistema alimentario para que las personas est\u00e9n por encima de los beneficios. Luchamos por un futuro justo, donde todos nuestros ni\u00f1os puedan prosperar.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nuestro sistema alimentario deber\u00eda nutrir a los ni\u00f1os y garantizar que crezcan sanos f\u00edsicamente, mental y emocionalmente. Los ni\u00f1os necesitan alimentos saludables para crecer. Tambi\u00e9n necesitan dormir lo suficiente, acceso a la educaci\u00f3n y adultos responsables a su alrededor para protegerlos de situaciones peligrosas y personas malintencionadas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lamentablemente para los cientos de miles de ni\u00f1os que trabajan en la agricultura y el procesamiento de alimentos, el sistema alimentario estadounidense es una fuente de da\u00f1o, agotamiento y explotaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[51,27,59,60,40,41],"issue":[17],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","tag-cafo","tag-cafos","tag-child-labor","tag-meatpacking","tag-slaughterhouse","tag-workers","issue-worker-justice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Big Ag Makes Children Do Their Dirty Work - Farmstand<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of kids who work in agriculture and food processing, the American food system is a source of harm, exhaustion, and exploitation. 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