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Politics Jul 07

Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears

By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press

Health Jul 03

FILE PHOTO: A dairy cow calls out in Chino.
Colorado dairy worker infected with bird flu in 4th human case linked to U.S. outbreak

The worker had direct contact with infected dairy cows on a northeast Colorado farm, state and federal health officials said. The man developed pink eye, or conjunctivitis, received antiviral treatment and has recovered.

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Economy May 09

Farmworker Patricia Gutierrez, a United Farm Workers (UFW) member, stands for a portrait with a UFW flag outside after not being able to work for the day due to a case of Covid-19 in the packing facility at the farm where she works, halting operations, on February 10, 2021 in Oxnard, California. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images
Labor union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business

A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and United Farm Workers over how a group of workers organized under a recently-enacted labor law.

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

Economy Mar 23

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Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms

Advocates of legal immigration say foreign-born workers have long been a key factor in U.S. economic growth. But are they sharing in the benefits of their contributions? For more than a year, ProPublica has been investigating the harsh realities of…

By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery

Economy Sep 07

Chris Hays drives a new tractor and planter during spring planting at their farm in Malvern, Iowa, U.S., April 27, 2021. Photo by Rachel Mummey/REUTERS
Meat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700 million aid plan

The grants announced Tuesday are intended to defray some of the costs workers bore as many of them bought their own protective equipment or took unpaid leave as the virus tore through their industries even as they were required to…

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Dec 06

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How building a community of care can improve farmworkers’ health

By Anikka Abbott

Farmworkers face major challenges when it comes to staying healthy. They often spend hours daily performing physical labor that taxes the body, while language barriers and lack of employer-paid health insurance complicate their access to care. But the Southeast Arizona…

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Dec 07

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Low-wage immigrant workers are especially vulnerable to sexual abuse. How can they say #MeToo?

By PBS News Hour

Every day, about 50 people are sexually assaulted or raped in the workplace in the U.S. While the entertainment industry and the political world have been in the headlines, the problem extends to those who work in hotels, clean offices,…

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Oct 02

Farmers markets are everywhere. But do laborers see benefits?

By Kamala Kelkar

As farmers markets and the organic food movement boom, farm workers continue to be some of the most disadvantaged in the country.

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Sep 18

When labor laws left farm workers behind — and vulnerable to abuse

By Kamala Kelkar

Farm workers lack the federal rights afforded to most laborers -- even as they face some of the toughest working conditions in the country.

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