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Archive for January 11th, 2010
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Immokalee updates
THIS JUST IN FROM REUTERS “Togo will be disqualified from the African Nations Cup finals if they do not show up for Monday’s Group B match against Ghana in Cabinda, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said”
Hey – My name is Greg Asbed, and I work with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is an organization mainly made up of farmworkers picking fruits and vegetables for poverty wages in Florida (US) and we have just over 4,000 members.Immokalee is a town that sits atop Florida’s Everglades and is the heart of Florida’s billion-dollar agricultural industry. Continue reading ‘Here’s Greg introducing the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’
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Immokalee photo introductions
We’re in South-West Florida and tomorrow (Monday) and we’ll be broadcasting live from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Earlier today we had a chance to meet some of the people who’ll be in our audience.
Here’s Ros introducing the show…
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3 rooms, 7 people, $350 a week
Lucas is a former worker who showed us around the town.
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Meet Martin
He will be one of the guests on Monday’s show. He was forced to work after coming to the US.
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