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Monthly Archives: October 2012
U.S. Child Labor: Becoming the Change We Want to See
Numerous media stories have been circulating covering the three newly released reports on International Child Labor and Forced Labor by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). The reports include prescriptions that could have an enormous impact in putting an end … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Child Labor, Hazardous Occupations Order for Agriculture, poverty, U.S. Department of Labor, worst forms of child labor
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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Today marks the last day of a month of activities in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on September 15. The end of this celebration is capped off by National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). This year’s theme is … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP, Health & Safety Programs
Tagged Hispanic Heritage Month, HIV/AIDS, National Agricultural Workers Survey, National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, poverty, social isolation
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Brag A Little–Sharing Best Practices and Success
AFOP’s 41st National Conference took place in Boston, Massachusetts on September 19-21. It was attended by nearly 400 National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) staff and directors, monitor advocates, AFOP member agencies’ board members, and our SAFE AmeriCorps members. Also in attendance … Continue reading
Posted in AFOP
Tagged Job Training, living wage, NFJP, poverty, U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Investment Act
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Farmworker Health in Puerto Rico and the Mainland: Place Makes a Difference
National Farm Safety Week took place last month, from September 16 through September 22. Unfortunately, just last week, one day after a bill purported to address heat-related injuries and deaths in California was defeated, another farmworker lost his life due to heat. Occupational … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged Heat Stress, National Farm Safety and Health Week, OSHA, PathStone, pesticides, Proyecto Sol, Puerto Rico
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