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Food Chains Reflection
Food Chains Reflection
Professor Bunting
20 October 2023
This week we were tasked with watching the film Food Chains By: Sanjay Rawal. This film
focuses on the horrible conditions of migrant and immigrant workers in the labor force. This film
begins by telling us about the horrible idea that the workers of these tomato farms are basically
forced to live an Impoverished lifestyle in cramped trailers. This idea that the workers that
provide for most of the population in their area are treated so badly and given so little to live of
after all their work is so disgusting. This treatment of such valuable assets must not be treated so
poorly but they must be given a fair chance at life. These people are called the “bottom of the
food chain” and are exploited daily for their work. The movie explains this so called “food
chain” as a complex idea of producers, consumers, and distributors. We are told that by
consuming and buying fresh fruits and vegetables we can eliminate the need for workers to be
exploited the way they are. The whole film has a deep impact on the people of the world and to
those who are concerned about environmental issues. This movie is an expression of the
environmental racism and discrimination of the people of Hispanic decent and immigrant
workers. These jobs are paid minimally and are given horrible conditions just so the big
corporate companies can make more and more of their product. In this idea, we see that the
system is set for failure for those working on the farm. They cannot pay rent, barely get by, and
have to go on strike to get the bare necessities that all places and workers should have. This
movie overall shows the power that the big corporations have over the market and their ability ot
manipulate the market to favor their profits over the betterment of their employees. This leads us
to a so what moment of what are we going to do to stop the abuse of the system by large
corporations. One option that is spread out for us is to stop funding these companies by buying
their products and instead buying locally. Another solution is to protest and stand up for the
betterment of the people. Lastly, we can lobby government officials to put down sanctions on the
companies till they comply with livable conditions and sustainable practices that are sustainable