Reaction to Chapter 1 Book: Bananeras

I thought slavery was over?! I guess not. The first chapter in the book Bananeras (by author Dana Frank) talks about how women, mostly single parents, are working 8-14 hours for six days a week sometimes even 7! Not only are these women working for such unimaginable hours, but they are doing it for, at most, $10 a day. This is very annoying and very frustrating to hear that this is going on. I cannot imagine doing what these women are doing. Why is this going on? How is this even possible? Why aren't we doing anything about this? I know that i am not the only one who thinks that this is absurd. These women are working in conditions that are just not humane. Having to work in an assembly line for 8-14 hours, standing on their feet all day in 105 degree weather is just insane. I wish that this could change. I wish that we could help. How and where do we start to get this to come to an end?