Cascading climate disasters and unjust labor and immigration policies leave undocumented farm laborers without a safety net.
Inside Climate News, stories ran Feb. through July 23, 2023
Tag: farmworkers
Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers
As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers.
Inside Climate News, Sept. 21, 2021
For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death
Advocates say the case of an undocumented Oregon worker during the record-breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave exposes the deadly toll of failed U.S. immigration law.
Inside Climate News, July 9, 2021
As Covid-19 cases spike, an unprecedented alliance emerges to protect California farmworkers
In Monterey County, growers and worker advocates join forces with researchers, doctors and public officials.
FERN/Univision, July 7, 2020
Migrant Farmworkers Feed America — And They’re At High Risk For A Coronavirus Outbreak
Living in crowded dorms with no space to quarantine the sick, farm laborers are “petrified.”
HuffPost/FERN, March 26, 2020