This week, the U.S. attorney's office uncovered one of the largest modern slavery operations in the US, right here in South Georgia.
This investigation revealed hundreds of Georgia farm workers have been trafficked, exploited, and abused by their employers— and the GOP in Georgia has stood by in silence.
There are no words for the horrors these workers have been through – all while earning less than $.20 per harvested bucket.
Georgia’s Department of Agriculture, the Agriculture Commissioner — they had the ability to investigate and penalize these exploitative employers.
But instead, our Agriculture Commissioner, Gary Black, turned a blind eye. And never once was the Department of Agriculture called in to investigate.
It took a federal investigation to free these workers.
There is no reason for these human rights violation to go unchecked.
There is so much more that the Georgia government could’ve done to stop this unconscionable abuse.
As a farmer, one who is proud to be from Georgia, I am devastated by this news.
There is so much that a proactive Agriculture Commissioner can do for equity and diversity in our state.
But at the very least, that role should be focused on preventing harm: making sure that agriculture is safe and fair for everyone.
We need change in Georgia’s system of agriculture — we needed it yesterday.
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