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But most fled their places of work after Hamas’s brutal attack left dozens of foreign farmworkers dead or abducted and turned a large swath of southern Israel into a war zone.
He is credited with creating the Idaho Human Rights Commission and an advocate for farmworkers.
Source: https://newsradio1310.com/gov-batt-death-flags-halfstaff/
He then mulled on the concept of essential workers, a term that became commonplace at the start of the pandemic to describe people who worked in positions crucial to helping society stay afloat, such as grocery workers, farmworkers and fast food workers.
Jamaica’s chief liaison service officer in Canada, Kenneth Phillips, had rebuffed claims of mistreatment by farmworkers in the North American country, calling their reports “misguided” and “unfounded”.
Jimenez believes many of the farmworkers chose to go back because they were afraid to lose their jobs.
Karla Loreto, who works at a Pajaro gas station, said she is worried about the toll the flooding will take on the area’s farmworkers.
Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/03/14/new-atmospheric-river-pushes-into-swamped-california/
On any given summer day, most of the nation’s farmworkers, paid according to their productivity, grind through searing heat to harvest as much as possible before day’s end.
Source: https://grist.org/agriculture/how-florida-farm-workers-are-protecting-themselves-from-extreme-heat/
Perhaps this will motivate the grantees to up their game and find a way to help farmworkers on a more timely basis.
PORTLAND — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of manslaughter, court documents show.
Researchers who surveyed farmworkers in found that more than a third of them had heat illness symptoms during the summers of their studies — far higher than what OSHA has registered.
San Mateo County is considering on building at least 50 housing units in Half Moon Bay to house farmworkers living in "deplorable" conditions.
Seven farmworkers were killed and one was critically injured after a gunman opened fire Monday afternoon at two separate nurseries in Half Moon Bay, California, about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
Source: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/st-francis-de-sales-bishop-doctor-pray-for-us
The new overtime rule has been phased in over the years, and some farmworkers have voiced anger about losing hours.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/business/economy/farmworkers-ufw-california.html
This systemic exploitation of farmworkers — who are disproportionately people of color — hurts us all, including our farms.
Young farmers, and farmworkers, need to live near or on their farms, decreasing their commutes and offering them security in a fixed place.