A new Frontline investigative documentary uncovers the stories of migrant women who say they have been sexually assaulted in America’s fields and packing plants. The women reportedly endure harassment and sexual assault in silence, for fear of risking their jobs or being deported. Frontline spent a year investigating this story in collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting, UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program, and Univision. We discuss the investigation.
- More: ‘Rape in the Fields’ series page (CIROnline.org)
- More: Human Rights Watch report on sexual assault in the fields
- More: Bill Tamayo’s report on rape in agriculture & list of EEOC cases involving rape of immigrant workers
- More: Guidebook for legal providers from SPLC regarding sexual assault of immigrant farm workers