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Friday, July 28, 2023

She would have been older than the farmworker dad who just died. She could have babysat him.

"The cross reads: 'María collapsed from a heat stroke and no water access. This is in her name and of those others who have lost their lives at work. We demand justice and respect; no more abuse to workers and to future generations. May she rest in peace and may God give her glory.'"

~ Maricela De La Cruz

"Pregnant teen's heat-related death impacted CA farmworkers..."

https://www.kcra.com/article/farm-workers-rights-pregnant-17-year-old-death-2008-maria-isavel-vasquez-jimenez/40950637

"Death of Yuma farmworker sparks calls for extreme heat protections"

https://www.azfamily.com/2023/07/27/death-yuma-farmworker-sparks-calls-extreme-heat-protections/

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