"He has to continue fighting day by day for the sustenance of his family"

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[Promotora] Buenas tardes, mi nombre es Claudia Chávez, soy promotora del área norte 1.

[Promotora] Esta historia es de un agricultor que tiene 10 años trabajando en este rancho que se llama ***** y se encuentra en las orillas de Brighton Colorado.

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[Promotora] El agricultor me compartió que lo que hacen durante el verano, es que siembran varias diversidades de vegetales y trabajan largas jornadas los 7 días de la semana.

[Promotora] El salario de ellos es de 12 dólares por hora y no les pagan tiempo extra. Durante el verano necesita ahorrar dinero para sobrevivir el invierno, que es cuando se desposea el trabajo.

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[Promotora] En el invierno trabajan dentro de la bodega seleccionando, limpiando y empacando los vegetales. Y los envían a las tiendas y restaurantes.

[Promotora] Este tiempo de pandemia, ha bajado aún más las horas de trabajo. Porque es muy poco el producto que venden, por ejemplo: antes de la pandemia, si mandaban un camión pequeño - ahora son 3 arpillas o costales las que envían.

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[Promotora] Entonces esto ha afectado su salario y estos últimos meses han ganado 900 dólares en un mes. Y es con lo cual necesita cubrir sus bilés de renta, comida y demás necesidades.

[Promotora] Aparte de que necesitan un salario justo, otras necesidades es el servicio médico.

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[Promotora] Él me compartió que ha estado lastimado de su hombro por trabajar tantas horas con el azadón y aún así, sigue trabajando con el dolor.

[Promotora] Algo que yo observé al escucharlo, fueron al ver sus manos secas y agrietadas.

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[Promotora] Su rostro cansado, con su mirada baja. Por un momento, él permaneció callado y pensativo.

[Promotora] Pero al terminar dijo que tiene que seguir luchando día con día por el sustento de su familia.

[Promotora] Este agricultor decidió permanecer ánimo. Muchas gracias

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[Promotora] Good afternoon, my name is Claudia Chávez, I am a promoter of the Northern Area 1.
[Promotora] This story is from a farmer who has been working on this ranch called ***** for 10 years and is located on the shores of Brighton Colorado.
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[Promotora] The farmer shared with me that what they do during the summer is that they plant various varieties of vegetables and work long hours 7 days a week.
[Promotora] Their salary is $12 an hour and they are not paid overtime. During the summer you need to save money to survive the winter, which is when work is divested.
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[Promotora] In the winter they work inside the winery selecting, cleaning, and packing the vegetables. And they send them to stores and restaurants.
[Promotora] This time of pandemic has further lowered working hours. Because the product they sell is very little, for example: before the pandemic, they would send a small truck - now there are 3 sackcloths or sacks that are sent.
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[Promotora] So this has affected their salary and in recent months they have earned $900 in a month. And it is with which you need to cover your income, food and other needs.
[Promotora] Apart from needing a fair salary, other needs are medical service.
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[Promotora] He shared with me that he has been hurting his shoulder from working so many hours with the hoe and still he continues to work with the pain.
[Promotora] Something that I observed when listening to him, was when I saw his dry and cracked hands.
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[Promotora] His tired face, his gaze lowered. For a moment, he was quiet and thoughtful.
[Promotora] But when he finished, he said that he has to continue fighting day by day for the sustenance of his family.
[Promotora] This farmer decided to remain anonymous. Thank you!