Migrant Workers
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We are looking for groups to go to Armstrong and Hastings once a month to host a dinner. The Armstrong dinners take place on the 3rd Monday night of the month at the SEA Community Center (6370 Armstrong Rd., Armstrong 32033) and the Hastings dinners are held on the 4th Monday night of the month at Walter E. Harris Community Center (400 E. Harris St., 32145) in Hastings. It is a great opportunity for civic and church groups to get an idea of what is going on right here in our back yard. Contact Kathy Bravo at (904) 655-1040 for more details or if you have any questions about the migrant workers in St. Johns County.CLICK HERE for a list of dinners being served in Armstrong
CLICK HERE for a list of dinners being served in Hastings
The St. Augustine Record recently reported on a lawsuit against a labor contractor employed by Bulls-Hit Ranch and Farm who recruited homeless Jacksonville men as workers, housing them in shacks and holding back their pay to cover rent, food, alcohol and drugs leaving them in a constant state of destitution, indebtedness and undue dependency on their employer. Workers were afraid for their safety if they tried to leave while still indebted and were indentured to their work for Bulls-Hit.
To read the article, click on http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-04-30/farm-worker-groups-sue-hastings-farmer-claiming-slave-conditions-workers#.T6hz9kbpFEZ
A Modern Day Slavery museum came to the Switzerland Community Church in NW St. Johns County. It was a wonderful educational opportunity for both adults as well as children to visit the museum so that they could become aware of the problems in the southern portion of our county.
There are a number of photos of the museum online at http://www.ciw-online.org/museum/.
CLICK HERE for a list of dinners being served in Hastings
The St. Augustine Record recently reported on a lawsuit against a labor contractor employed by Bulls-Hit Ranch and Farm who recruited homeless Jacksonville men as workers, housing them in shacks and holding back their pay to cover rent, food, alcohol and drugs leaving them in a constant state of destitution, indebtedness and undue dependency on their employer. Workers were afraid for their safety if they tried to leave while still indebted and were indentured to their work for Bulls-Hit.
To read the article, click on http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-04-30/farm-worker-groups-sue-hastings-farmer-claiming-slave-conditions-workers#.T6hz9kbpFEZ
A Modern Day Slavery museum came to the Switzerland Community Church in NW St. Johns County. It was a wonderful educational opportunity for both adults as well as children to visit the museum so that they could become aware of the problems in the southern portion of our county.
There are a number of photos of the museum online at http://www.ciw-online.org/museum/.
