Jose, seen at 13, picks
strawberries in the Salinas Valley.
He started working in the fields
when he was 11 years old and has
injured his ankles and knees after
falling down at work. He says he has
been paid piece-rate wages for less
than minimum wage and he has
worked in fields on hot summer
days where employers failed to
provide shade. He also described
working in a field where a strong
smell of chemicals gave him a
headache.