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Tag Archives: farm accident
The Fields Claim First Life in 2012
“Every day in America, 12 people go to work and never come home. Every year in America, 3.3 million people suffer a workplace injury from which they may never recover. These are preventable tragedies that disable our workers, devastate our … Continue reading
Who Deserves Access to Health Care?
In honor of Rural Health Day we want to recognize that millions of farmworkers live every day without health insurance and/or access to even the most basic health care. Imagine traveling hundreds of miles from your home every season. With … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged Amanda Jordan, farm accident, Farmworker, health care, health insurance, Rural Health Day, Vermont
Día de los Muertos
November 2 marks the Mexican holiday known as Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” when families traditionally gather to honor those who have gone before. On November 1, members of the North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged agriculture injuries, Children in the Fields Campaign, Día De Los Muertos, Dos Taquitos Centro, Emily Drakage, environmental health, Environmental Justice, farm accident, food justice, NC FIELD, North Carolina, North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network, pesticides, sexual harassment, U.S. Department of Labor, Vashti Kelly
The Health of America’s Farmworkers
One area AFOP’s Health & Safety Programs would like to bring attention to during National Farmworker Awareness Week is the issue of serious health problems faced by farmworkers in the United States. Farmworkers have a unique set of health concerns, … Continue reading
National Farmworker Awareness Week
This coming week is National Farmworker Awareness Week, as well as the celebration of the birthday and legacy of César Chávez. From March 27 through April 2, students, community members, congregations, and organizations across the country will work to raise … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs, Year of the Farmworker Child
Tagged agriculture injuries, American Farms, Child Labor, Children in the Fields Campaign, EPA, Fair Labor Standards Act, farm accident, Farmworker, food justice, Job Training, National Farmworker Awareness Week, poverty, U.S. Department of Labor, USDA, Worker Protection Standard
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How Can We Prevent Future Tragedies?
Maria Isavel Vasquez Jimenez was only 17 when she died while working in the scorching heat for over nine hours, in a California vineyard. The only source of water was a 10 minute walk away and the temperatures had reached … Continue reading
Another Farmworker Fatality
Farm work is consistently ranked as one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States, generally falling just behind construction and mining according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics. Sadly, today that fact was illustrated once again in … Continue reading
