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San Quintín: Migrant Farmworkers in Mexico

by Griselda San Martin
In Mexico’s San Quintín valley, thousands of indigenous farmworkers are hired on a daily basis as a source of cheap and flexible labor.
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Entry Title: "San Quintin"
Name: Griselda San Martin, Spain
Category and Expertise: Editorial, Non-Professional

In Mexico's San Quintín valley, thousands of indigenous farmworkers are hired on a daily basis as a source of cheap and flexible labor. They endure long hours hand-picking produce in extremely hot temperatures for as little as 9 dollars a day and live in areas of difficult access where large families are crammed into small rooms in makeshift houses made of little more than cardboard and plastic, without electricity or running water.

San Quintín is a photography project that documents the situation of migrant farmworkers in Mexico and addresses pressing social issues such as poverty, health and human rights violations. My intention is to denounce the inhumane living conditions that the farmworkers endure as a result of the miserable pay that they receive meanwhile the corporations they work for make millions by the sweat of these laborers’ brow.

© Griselda San Martin

#sanquintin #farmworkers #jornaleros #strike #boycottdriscolls #humanrights #poverty #mexico
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§The Children of San Quintín
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The Children of San Quintín -

Farmworkers in San Quintín work shifts of up to 12 and 14 hours in the field making no more than 10 dollars a day. This miserable income is not enough to satisfy their children’s basic needs of decent housing, healthcare and education, one of the most crucial things a child can use to overcome poverty and build a better future. Many kids are unable to attend school because their families cannot afford the nominal fees or pay for uniforms and shoes. They are instead left unattended as the parents head out to the farms or are soon taken to the fields where they are put to work helping to harvest the crops. With little or no resources and limited access to an education, their childhood is lost and the cycle of poverty is perpetuated with little hope of a better future. ***

Los Niños de San Quintín -

En el valle de San Quintín, los Jornaleros trabajan jornadas de hasta 12 y 14 horas en el campo ganando alrededor de 10 dólares al día. Este salario miserable no es suficiente para satisfacer las necesidades básicas de sus hijos de salud, vivienda digna y de educación, que es uno de los aspectos más importantes que los niños necesitan para salir de la pobreza y poder construirse un mejor futuro. Muchos niños no van a la escuela porque no pueden pagar las cuotas ni tienen para uniformes o calzado y se quedan todo el día solos en casa o en las calles. A veces acompañan a sus padres al campo donde empiezan a trabajar desde temprana edad. Sin recursos ni acceso a una educación básica, se perpetúa el ciclo de pobreza y se pierden las esperanzas de un futuro mejor.

#sanquintin #farmworkers #jornaleros #humanrights #poverty #change #mexico #everydaymexico #everydaylatinamerica #childrenoftheworld
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