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It’s National Farmworker Awareness Week!
FAW is especially important this year as our current Administration has pushed to destabilize existing immigration legislation and make it more difficult for farmworkers to live and work in the US without fear.
Workplace Safety and Workers’ Compensation for Farmworkers
Migrant workers, particularly farmworkers, are at a disproportionately higher risk of injury and work-related health issues because they tend to fill low-paying jobs in dangerous working conditions.
February 2018 Newsletter
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Farmworker Children and the Harm of Pesticides
Pesticides used in agriculture contain chemicals that are harmful to people of every age, but kids are particularly vulnerable to the dangerous effects of pesticides for several reasons
January 2018 Newsletter
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Changes to EPA Pesticide Rules
…the EPA announced likely changes to three rules: the minimum age requirement for handling pesticides, the need to establish a designated representative who receives pesticide safety information from the employer and distributes it to other workers, and the need for pesticide application exclusion zones.
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