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The Harvest (Spanish: La Cosecha) is a 2010 documentary film about agricultural child labor in America. The film depicts children as young as 12 years of age who work as many as 12 hours a day, six months a year, subject to hazardous conditions: heat exposure, pesticides, and dangerous work. The agriculture industry has been subject to significantly more lenient labor laws than any other occupation in the United States. As a result, lack of consistent schooling significantly limits their opportunities of succeeding in high school or more. The hazardous conditions threaten their health and lives. The purpose of the documentary is to bring awareness of the harsh working conditions which tens of thousands of children face in the fields of the United States each year and to enact the Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act, HR 3564) which will bring parity of labor conditions to field workers that are afforded to minors in other occupations.
Original Release
07/29/2011
US Release
07/29/2011
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Cast
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Perla Sanchez | Self |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Perla Sanchez | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Alonzo Cantu | Executive Producer |
Albie Hecht | Executive Producer |
Susan MacLaury | Executive Producer |
Rory O'Connor | Executive Producer |
Michael T. Kennedy | Executive Producer |
U. Roberto Romano | Producer |
Mona Coade-Wingate | Producer |
John Drew | Producer |
Ingrid Duran | Producer |
Brendan Hermes | Producer |
Andrew Herwitz | Producer |
Rebecca S. Katz | Producer |
Catherine Pino | Producer |
Charlie Sadoff | Producer |
Stephen Luc Dinh | Producer |