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Further Action Needed to Protect Farmworkers
This week we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), which was signed into law on January 14, 1983. The landmark legislation serves as the backbone of protections afforded to our nation’s farmworkers. … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs
Tagged agriculture injuries, California Institute for Rural Studies, Child Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farmworker Justice, H-2A guestworker program, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, pesticides, poverty, Secretary Solis, sexual harassment, Southern Poverty Law Center, U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, wage theft, Workforce Investment Act
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Confronting Hardship: Farmworker Women in Florida
Last year, for the first time, AFOP’s Health & Safety Programs published The Fields, an in depth annual publication on farmworker health issues. This year’s edition will focus on farmworker women’s health. We chose to write about farmworker women because … Continue reading
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
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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
