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Rosalia, seen at 18, is a strawberry picker in the Santa Maria Valley. She started working in the fields when she was 12 years old and picked blueberries. She described working in strawberry fields that had a strong chemical smell, like “Clorox or oil.” She also says she has fallen in the fields and bruised her knees and suffered cuts on her fingers from picking berries.

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