PCUN and Oregon AFL-CIO to host evening with Dominican Farmworkers

PCUN, Oregon's Farmworker Union and Oregon AFL-CIO proudly present an evening with the Dominican Farmworkers of CONFENACA, The National Confederation of the Farmworker of the Dominican Republic.

Monday, October 8th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
An Evening with Dominican Farmworkers of CONFENACA
AFL-CIO Oregon Labor Center
3645 SE 32nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon

Jose Julio Perez Morales, a youth coordinator with CONFENACA, will be talking about the living and working conditions of both the Dominicans and Haitians farmworkers in the Dominican Republic. He will discuss the work to protect "La Loma de Miranda" from being destroyed.

The National Confederation of Farmworkers (CONFENACA) is made up of more than 25,000 members in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic. It includes as members, small farmers, farmworkers without land and farm worker cooperatives. CONFENACA has a strong Women's Association and organizes Haitian immigrants.

For more information, please contact Ramon Ramirez at 503-989-0073 or email at ramonramirez@pcun.org