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‘We just want to work’: Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault

December 17, 2019 by webmaster Leave a Comment

by Emily McCarty, December 11, 2019

New bilingual curriculum targets Washington growers and farm managers in stopping harassment.

Zambrano didn’t know what to expect on her first day, but what she did see shocked her. Sexual harassment from supervisors and foremen started from day one. They would lick their lips at Zambrano, utter sexual sounds and post pornographic photos around the workplace. She started hearing of other farmworkers having their genitals and breasts grabbed, and receiving threats and sexual propositions.
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Vásquez was joined by fellow professor Dr. Jody Early, and the duo worked for six years to develop the comprehensive curriculum, including input from more than 70 Washington farmworkers, as well as growers, policymakers and legal experts.
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