Ingrid Garcia

Authors

Ingrid Garcia
Frank Munoz, Florida International University

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Description

In this interview, Ingrid discusses her experience working in nurseries. She describes what a typical day of agricultural work is like for her, including how she prepares beforehand and the actual tasks of her job. Ingrid also explains how working in the extreme heat day in and day out is brutal on the body and negatively affects her skin. She describes how membership with We Count! empowers her to organize for better working conditions for outdoor workers like water, shade, and rest. She highlights the fact that through this organization she has learned about her rights and what she can do to stand up for any injustices in the workplace. She recommends that other outdoor workers inform themselves about their rights and the laws that protect them.

Publication Date

10-7-2023

Publisher

Florida International University

City

Homestead, Florida

Keywords

Florida International University, Outdoor Workers, Extreme Heat, We Count, Workers’ Rights, Miami Dade County, South Florida, Nurseries, Water, Shade, Rest, Education, Advocacy, Justice, Rights, Heat Campaign, College Students, Oral History

Disciplines

Public Policy | Social Justice

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Video Length: 00:08:52

Biography: Ingrid Garcia is an immigrant woman who has been working in South Florida’s outdoor plant nurseries for the past five years. She is also a member of We Count! and an advocate for outdoor workers’ protections against extreme heat.

Recommended Citation

Garcia, Ingrid and Munoz, Frank, "Ingrid Garcia" (2023). Después del Desierto: An Oral History of Women Agricultural Workers in South Florida. 8.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/we-count-student-oral-histories/8