by Marianne Martinez | Feb 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
By Mary Martinez, Spring 2019 MSW Intern California has more farmworkers than any other state and is the most progressive state regarding farmworkers’ rights. The modern farmworker movement began in 1965 when farmworkers led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta...
by Marianne Martinez | Feb 20, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
By Amber Hidalgo, Spring 2019 BSW Intern Spring is right around the corner and that means that the growing season in North Carolina is soon approaching. With the realization that many migrant farmworkers join us in Western North Carolina during our spring and summer...
by Marianne Martinez | Jul 23, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
By: Olivia Payne, Summer 2018 Intern At Vecinos, we provide extensive health education about pesticides to farmworkers because the farmworkers exposed to these chemicals have a higher risk for pesticide-related illnesses, ranging from respiratory problems to cancers....
by Marianne Martinez | May 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
Since October, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE as the agency is commonly known, has increased the number of worksite investigations and arrests to an amount previously unseen. According to ABC News, worksite investigations doubled from 1,716 to 3,510...
by Marianne Martinez | May 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
Since these blog posts over the past few months have centered on health and wellness issues specific to farmworkers, it’s time we touched on the vital topic of nutrition. Food is integral to the diverse cultures of our farmworkers, but low wages and inconsistent work...
by Marianne Martinez | Mar 26, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States with a fatal injury rate about 7 times higher than that of the general working population.1 Migrant workers, particularly farmworkers, are at a disproportionately higher risk of injury and...
