## Metadata - Real Title:: [About 5 Years Ago I Had...](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961581232910347) - Author:: [[Sarah Taber]] - Via:: Twitter - Publication-Date:: - ReadwiseID:: 12221245 - Last Highlighted:: 2021-12-09 - Imported: 2022-06-02 from twitter ## Highlights ### id257244433 > About 5 years ago I had an onion farm client in south Georgia who went to what most farmers would consider "ridiculous lengths" to hire their own workforce and never use contract labor crews "bc there's some crazy shit going on." > Anyway here's why! > https://t.co/QffD2kk5GY - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961581232910347) ### id257244434 > There's so much to say on this and WHEW idk if I even have the time to get into it today > but you'll be hearing more from me about this one. > Anyway, this is why I'm Like This. There's only so long you can work in a biz that obviously relies on slavery before you lose your shit. - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961583632056326) ### id257244435 > Real quick I'm gonna point out that my client who actually took care of their labor supply is what most people would consider a "corporate" farm. > That's why they had the resources to run their own H2A program! Instead of hiring "contract crews" full of enslaved people! - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961585121017868) ### id257244436 > IME it's the small/med family operations that are MOST dependent on this kind of labor crew. Instead of doing their own hiring, when they need a harvest crew they just....call a guy. > Where does he get his crew? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961587239084046) ### id257244437 > This isn't even the first time a gigantic human trafficking farm labor ring got busted for this exact pattern: hiring out accessible, family-friendly slave labor for the little guy. > https://t.co/IgtMT1buno - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961588891643911) ### id257244438 > Stop saying family farms are better at labor or more humane. > It's not even close to fucking true. > Slavery isn't an elite club! The whole point of human trafficking is to make it so "everyone can afford labor." 🙃 - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961591517319168) ### id257244439 > The realities of slavery are a lot, lot closer to home than most people are comfortable thinking about. > It makes us feel good to imagine it must be happening in cold, distant, "corporate" settings. > LOL NOPE. - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961593115299846) ### id257244440 > Anther thing. If the "anti-human trafficking" people actually gave a single FUCK about ending human trafficking, they'd be going after farmers. > Not OnlyFans. - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961594663047170) ### id257244441 > In conclusion, like I said, there are farms out there that do the work to staff responsibly. > It's not hopeless! Humane farm labor is actually quite doable! > It's just an annoying pain in the ass, & a lot of people can't be bothered. That's it. That's why we have slavery. - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468961596143652864) ### id257244442 > Anti-slavery Investigators Do Devin Nunes Next Challenge > https://t.co/aT3ZXF7K83 - [View Tweet](https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/1468966473964015624)