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Dakota Hall

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Dakota Hall is a writer and filmmaker based in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, and a volunteer with Triangle Friends of Farmworkers.

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Human Rights

VOICES: NC farmworkers forced to buy low-quality meal plans from employers

By Dakota Hall Leticia Zavala

October 8, 2020 - Deprived of access to kitchens, North Carolina farmworkers must purchase meal plans from the growers they work for. But far too often, these meals are nowhere near adequate for people performing backbreaking labor, and the COVID-19 pandemic has raised new concerns about sanitation.