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Among farmworkers, pesticide handlers are most at risk of developing long-term health effects associated with pesticide exposure on the job . These workers are tasked with mixing, loading, and applying pesticides to crops. Long-term exposure to pesticides containing organophosphates and … Read more A Case for Medical Monitoring for Pesticide Handlers

February is Black History Month and today, 7 February is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). In light of these events, Farmworker Justice would like to bring attention to the Black and African American farmworkers who harvest our crops on a … Read more Shedding Light on Black and African American Farmworkers

Under the Affordable Care Act, many farmworkers and their families could benefit from health insurance offered in their state’s marketplace. The plans will cover a range of services from preventative care to ER visits to maternity care. If eligible, they … Read more Why are insurance enrollment numbers low for farmworkers and their families?

Several of my colleagues at Farmworker Justice and I have had the opportunity to volunteer at the Fast for Families, which is currently underway on the National Mall. Three white tents, visible from the steps of the Capitol, hold the … Read more Supporting the Fast for Families: Farmworker Justice Staff Reflections

The New York Times article about health care reform in agriculture, “Tacking Health Care Costs Onto California Farm Produce” (Aug. 21) emphasized the views of the labor intermediaries, known as farm labor contractors, “who provide farmers with armies of field … Read more Part II: The New York Times Article on Health Care for Farmworkers Ignored the Farm Labor Contracting Scam

Websites like Facebook and Twitter help farmworkers not only to speak to people who influence policy but also the public who might not be aware of conditions in the fields. From June 25th to June 28th farmworkers posted pictures, on … Read more Farmworkers Are Using Social Media to Help Influence Policy

A delegation of more than 60 farmworker women leaders and advocates will meet in Washington, D.C. from April 6 through the 10, 2013 to educate members of Congress about farmworker women's unique concerns related to the United States' broken immigration … Read more Farmworker Women Join the Immigration Conversation

As part of National Farmworker Awareness Week, Farmworker Justice recognizes the dangers of pesticides to the health and safety of farmworkers. One of the many problems pesticide use in agriculture poses is pesticide drift. Pesticide drift doesn’t have any real … Read more Where Pesticides Drift: A Look at Toxic Exposures to Children

As part of National Farmworker Awareness Week, Farmworker Justice recognizes the importance of education access for farmworkers. Education access impacts all farmworkers. From children who work in the fields, to farmworker children whose education can be interrupted by the necessary migration … Read more Access to Education: Promotores Bring Innovative Strategies to Reaching Community Members

Grower’s claims of agricultural labor shortages and complaints about the H-2A program continue to be pervasive in the media. In one Washington article, grower representatives simultaneously complained that the H-2A program is “unworkable,” and that the program saved this year’s … Read more Farmworkers in the News: Labor Shortages and Guestworker Programs