Trabajo con dignidad

The struggle for workplace dignity in the US agricultural fields

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ID6058640
AuthorsMabel Sanchez (0000-0001-8532-8184, California State University Los Angeles, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume44
Issue4
Pages418-431
Publication date2025-09-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEqual Opportunities International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1758-7093 • E-ISSN: 2040-7149
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/edi-06-2022-0141
OpenAlexW4407793314
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

Purpose Acts of recognition are recommended by management literature to mitigate workplace indignities. This article critically examines common acts of recognition and highlights the specific implications these have on Latinx farmworkers in the United States, an understudied population in the management literature. Design/methodology/approach Due to the vulnerability of Latinx farmworkers, the study employed a culturally relevant method called plática to facilitate intimate conversations with 12 farmworkers. In addition to interviews, the researcher engaged in participant observation by joining farmworkers in protests and working alongside them in the fields. Data analysis followed an interpretivist approach, coding interview transcripts to identify emerging themes. Findings The results of this qualitative study provide researchers and practitioners with insight into the difficulties managers face in addressing workplace dignity. Critically, this research sheds light on the specific issues the Latinx farmworkers face in the US and the practical dangers of implementing acts of recognition to remediate workplace indignities. Originality/value This article is the first to examine remediated dignity in the context of US agricultural fields with Latinx farmworkers

Agriculture · Dignity · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental ethics · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy

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