Labor rightsWINTER 2014 UJ members traveled to Managua, Nicaragua. They parntered with La Isla Foundation, a non-governmental organization based in Leon, Nicaragua that works to advance the rights of workers in the region’s sugarcane industry. Students worked with local attorneys and community organizers. The group visited Chichigalpa, a community that is the focus of many of La Isla’s efforts due to its remarkably high incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease.
WINTER 2013 UJ members traveled to Leon, Nicaragua to work with La Isla Foundation in their efforts to inform workers in the region’s sugarcane industry of their rights and to provide them with information regarding access to justice. Students met informally with community members by going door-to-door, spreading information regarding the availability of free local legal screenings and representation at no cost. The team also collectively prepared and presented a report based on their observations to La Isla’s founder and its legal director. WINTER 2012 The students on the this trip focused on worker’s rights in the poor rural community of Chichigalpa, where generations of workers in the region’s sugarcane industry have developed Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown origin at such an alarming frequency that it is locally known as “La Isla de Las Viudas,” or, the Island of Widows. UJ members are continued their work with the community by sending a Fordham student to the region to do a summer internship, as well as planning continuous involvement for the next school year. The team fostered its ties to La Isla Foundation for the purposes of continued involvement in the advancement of sugarcane worker’s rights and access to justice. UJ members collectively prepared and presented a report of observations made in the field to La Isla’s founder and its legal director. This report was assembled for the purposes of documenting the team’s efforts and recommendations and was prepared for the benefit of La Isla’s legal team and off-site personnel as well as future volunteers. |
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