I had a conversation with Jeremiah Lowery who works as a research and policy coordinator at Restaurant Opportunities Center of Washington, DC (ROC-DC). My inspiration of interviewing with Jeremiah came from after visiting the DC Central Kitchen.

I think food justice is another form of expressing human rights. When we talk about our food system, we shall not only think about the farmers who work on our lands, but also think about the people who work for processing our foods. Restaurant workers rights must be protected. Their working and health conditions link to our health as well. Sadly, a lot of them do not have health insurance, get paid sick day and keep working in irregular hours and stressful conditions. As we become more conscious of what we eat and where the foods come from, shall we also pay more attention on the people who directly or non-directly contribute to the quality of foods that we consume?

Here is the link to the video:

Food Justice and Restaurant Workers

 

Thanks,

Rose