Secretary Solis addresses the press at the CIW community center following her tour of the Modern-Day Slavery Museum. See a complete photo report here.

Sec. Solis to News-Press: Visit intended to “show the (Obama) administration’s support for the farmworker community and in the fight against labor abuses.”…. See the photo report here!

In a visit aimed at casting light on the urgent need to improve labor conditions for America’s farmworkers, US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis traveled to Immokalee today and met with CIW members and staff.

Sec. Solis made it clear that her visit reflected support at the highest levels of government for greater farmworker justice, telling the Ft. Myers News-Press that the trip was intended to “show the (Obama) administration’s support for the farmworker community and in the fight against labor abuses.” The Naples Daily News put the reason for the visit this way:

“Solis told Immokalee farm workers and community leaders that she is here on behalf of her boss, the President.

‘Part of why I came is because he agreed that I could,’ she said. ‘He is very supportive of workers rights.'” read more

We captured the visit to the CIW — during which Sec. Solis introduced a new initiative entitled “Podemos Ayudar” (“We Can Help”), designed to significantly increase the enforcement of labor protections across the country — in a short photo report, which you can see by clicking here. In the meantime, check out this video interview of Sec. Solis in the Naples Daily News.