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Erdem Arda Güneş is an Istanbul based political analyst. After graduating from University of Ankara's Political Sciences Faculty, International Relations department he started working as a politics/diplomacy reporter for Hürriyet Daily News. He received journalism education at the Berkeley and Minnesota Universities in 2013. He did interviews for various national and international media outlets focusing on diplomacy, politics and arts. Now works as a press advisor and political analyst for an international organization.
#MeToo Movement And Modern-Day Slavery In Agriculture
The #MeToo movement encouraged women from all over the world to raise their voice against sexual assault, harassment, and unequal salaries.
It all started soon after the public revelations of sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Since then stories of sexual harassment and assault have been flowing on a daily basis from the entertainment, media, and tech industries. However studies reveal that female low-wage workers working in agriculture, who are disproportionately women of color, are extremely susceptible to harassment in their workplace, too.
According to Human Rights Watch, nearly all of the farm workers interviewed said they had experienced sexual violence or harassment or knew someone who had. In 2010, a study found that of 150 Mexican women working in the Central Valley in California, 80 percent had experienced sexual harassment.
This Atlantic piece tells the story of an undocumented Guatemalan immigrant in Florida. This is the other side of the coin that needs more attention.
