Historically, agriculture has lacked protections for its workers, which makes them more vulnerable to labor trafficking. So what is being done locally to combat labor trafficking?

How labor trafficking affects farmworkers and what’s being done locally

"Beyond the Furrows" is a 12-part series about farmworkers in Santa Barbara County. Through feature reporting, KCBX's Francisco Martinez explores a variety of issues this population faces, including wage theft, labor trafficking, access to health care, problems with immigration status and more. Journalism combined with intimate profiles of individual farmworkers provide a comprehensive, in-depth look at the people who make the food we enjoy possible."Beyond the Furrows" received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Series and Society of Professional Journalists Northern California's community journalism award."Beyond the Furrows" was funded by a grant from the Sunflower Foundation.

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How labor trafficking affects farmworkers and what’s being done locally

How labor trafficking affects farmworkers and what’s being done locally