Food Chains

Apr 26 2014 Not Rated 1h 23m
Documentary

This call to arms documentary details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry, pointing out the power of huge supermarket chains to dictate low wages and inhumane labor conditions for farmworkers in the United States.

Plot

There is so much interest in food these days yet there is almost no interest in the hands that pick that food. In the US, farm labor has always been one of the most difficult and poorly paid jobs and has relied on some of the nation's most vulnerable people. While the legal restrictions which kept people bound to farms, like slavery, have been abolished, exploitation still exists, ranging from wage theft to modern-day slavery. These days, this exploitation is perpetuated by the corporations at the top of the food chain: supermarkets. Their buying power has kept wages pitifully low and has created a scenario where desperately poor people are willing to put up with anything to keep their jobs.

Written by

Erin Barnett, Sanjay Rawal

Directed by

Sanjay Rawal

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Screen Media Films, The Fledgling Fund, The Bertha Foundation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
408
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA