Will Work for Food: Labor across the Food Chain

Minkoff-Zern, Laura-Anne

ISBN 10: 0520391616 / ISBN 13: 9780520391611

Published by University of California Press (edition First Edition), 2025

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Synopsis:

Examining the essential role―and exploitation―of frontline workers across the food chain.

Consumers are demanding a healthier and more sustainable food system. Yet labor is rarely part of the discussion. In Will Work for Food, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa M. Mares chronicle labor across the food chain, connecting the entire food system―from fields to stores, restaurants, home kitchens, and even garbage dumps.

Using a political economy framework, the authors argue that improving labor standards and building solidarity among frontline workers across sectors is necessary for creating a more just food system. What would it take, they ask, to move toward a food system that is devoid of human exploitation? Combining insights from food systems and labor justice scholarship with actionable recommendations for policy makers, the book is a call to action for labor activists, food studies students and scholars, and anyone interested in food justice.

About the Author: Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern is Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University. She is the author of The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race, and the Struggle for Sustainability.
 
Teresa M. Mares is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Affiliated Faculty of Food Systems at the University of Vermont. She is the author of Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Will Work for Food: Labor across the Food ...
Publisher: University of California Press (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition.