萨克州立大学的CAMP在农场工人宣传周期间为农民工收集必需品

博彩平台的大学援助移民项目正在收集水瓶、帽子、头巾和其他必需品，分发给移民工人，以表彰农场工人意识周。（博彩平台/分析卡里略）

作者：辛西娅·休伯特

2024年4月3日

从12岁开始，安东尼·萨莫拉（Anthony Zamora）在北加州的田野和果园里度过了许多夏日，采摘葡萄和樱桃，汗流浃背地穿好几层衣服，工作到精疲力竭。

萨莫拉是博彩平台计算机科学专业的一年级学生，她从经验中了解到，农业工人对可重复使用的水瓶、袜子、帽子、头巾和长袖衬衫等基本物品的需求有多大。

“It’s essential for farmworkers to have these things, and they are not always available,” he said. “The more that we can collect, the better.”

Computer Science student Anthony Zamora. — Computer Science student Anthony Zamora, pictured in front of the Cesar Chavez memorial tree outside of the CAMP offices at River Front Center, has picked cherries and grapes in the summertime since childhood. (Photo courtesy Lilia Contreras Ramirez/CAMP)

This week, 囊状态’s 大学援助移民计划 (CAMP) is collecting such items to distribute to migrant workers as part of the campus’s recognition of Farmworker Awareness Week. CAMP是萨克州立大学一个由联邦政府资助的项目，为像萨莫拉这样的农民工子女提供支持。

The Farmworkers Basic Needs Drive will accept donations through Friday at 囊状态’s CAMP offices as well as the Serna Center, Multi-Cultural Center, PRIDE Center, MLK Center, APIDA Center and 职业中心.

“Farmworkers are the backbone of this country. 他们把食物放在我们的桌子上。 They drive the economy,” said Lilia Contreras Ramirez, CAMP’s coordinator.

在许多情况下，他们的工资取决于他们在轮班期间收集的水果和蔬菜的数量。

“Most of their money goes to paying bills and providing for their families,” said Ramirez. “They don’t necessarily have money to buy items to protect themselves in the fields.”

许多农场工人从一个州到另一个州，不管天气如何，全年都在收获农产品。孔特雷拉斯说，在北加州，大部分工作发生在夏季。

在CAMP活动期间要求的物品将帮助工人忍受长时间轮班，主要是在闷热的天气里。帽子、帽子和头巾有助于保护他们的皮肤免受晒伤、灰尘和碎片的伤害。工人们全年都穿的长袖也是如此。

“They go through essential items very quickly,” said Contreras. 水并不总是现成的，所以填充绝缘瓶可以帮助他们保持水分。

Although activists like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped improve conditions for farmworkers, “we still have a long way to go,” she said.

萨莫拉在洛迪长大，他记得夏天的早晨天还没亮就起床，和父母、兄弟姐妹一起准备摘樱桃。

“My eyes were barely open when we got into the fields,” he said. “We would fill boxes as fast as we could, so that we could make as much money as possible.”

“The heat was hard to tolerate,” Zamora said. “Never have I sweated so much in my life.”

他说，每天的工作时间往往长达10个小时，下班后，他的身体又痛又累。

Zamora’s family members still work in the fields to support themselves. 安东尼决定上大学，为更光明的未来而奋斗。

他说，计算机科学课程很难，他有时也难以同时承担许多责任。

“But I’m not going to give up,” Zamora. “My parents are still working in the fields. Once I complete my education and have a career, I plan on giving back to them.”