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    "The fight is never
    about grapes or lettuce.
    It is always about people."
    -Cesar Chavez





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    February 01, 2007

    Coffee Industry Struggles in Today’s Economy

    It’s not uncommon for foreign coffee pickers like Martínez, who are increasingly becoming the backbone of the $231 million coffee industry, to undergo exhaustive journeys, pounding heat and meager living conditions – among other work hazards – to come here and make a few bucks a day.


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