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.
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
…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.
On behalf of the 700,000 female farmworkers working in the U.S. agricultural industry, the letter writers stood in solidarity with the women of Hollywood…
Oh man, where do I start! It has been a memorable year to say the least. Actually, six memorable years! I could not have predicted what has happened over the course of my time with Vecinos. I still fondly remember one my first nights of outreach…
With farmworker health, the discussion tends to lean towards the physical: the toxic effects of pesticides on the body, the breakdown of joints and chronic pain from manual labor, and malnutrition.
Before recessing for the holidays, Congress has a handful of important decisions to make, one of them being continued funding and replacement legislation for DACA, which is set to expire in March 2018.
