Down on the Farm
Producer: Clayton Taylor;
[AI-Generated Summary] An investigation by the I-Team reveals that thousands of migrant farm workers—mostly U.S. citizens traveling from Texas and Florida—come to central Indiana each season to perform demanding farm labor that few local residents will do. Despite their essential role, these workers often live hidden away in shocking, dismal, and primitive conditions, enduring overcrowded cabins, extreme heat without proper ventilation, lack of indoor running water, and rudimentary pit toilets. Due to fears of retaliation and losing their jobs, farm workers rarely step forward to complain about these substandard environments. Highlighting these systemic issues, Eulalia Cardenas shared her family's grueling journey to Indiana, where they were forced to share a single motel room, paid below minimum wage, and ultimately evicted simply for questioning their employer about their pay.
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