Labour History - Photographs ➔ [Photo of Farm Workers’ Organizing Committee meeting in the Fraser Valley, BC]

Item
Identifier:
2021_08_01_089
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/canadian-farmworkers-union-collection
Repository Identifier
SLDSH_WOMENFWMTG
Date
1979;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph: col.
Format
still image
Description
Photo of Farm Workers’ Organizing Committee (FWOC) meeting in the Fraser Valley, BC. The main objective for the FWOC was to expose the conditions of farmwork for seasonal workers in the Fraser Valley. The approach was to work with farmworkers, to lobby the government and to undertake public education.
Notes
A Farm Workers Organizing Committee (FWOC) meeting in the Fraser Valley, mostly attended by women, 1979. “The main objective for the FWOC was to expose the conditions of farmwork for seasonal workers in the Fraser Valley. The approach was to work with farmworkers, to lobby the government and to undertake public education.” Photos-132, Canadian Farmworkers Photo Collection, Simon Fraser University Library.
Rights Statement
In copyright - non-commercial use permitted
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Meetings [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85083267];Committees [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028974];Agricultural laborers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002338]