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Condiciones Precarias de protección
El Estándar para la Protección del Trabajador (WPS) es la principal regulación federal destinada a tratar los riesgos asociados con enfermedades y lesiones relacionadas con pesticidas entre los trabajadores agrícolas. El cumplimiento del WPS debería reducir los riesgos de pesticidas para los trabajadores. Muchas granjas no cumplen con el WPS.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersPrecarious Protection
This report examines the shortfalls related to compliance with the Worker Protection Standard and presents recommendations to improve farmworker safety.
Topic: Farm Bill, Farmworkers, Healthy Food Access Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersThe 2023 Farm Bill: FBLE Recommendations Overview
The Farm Bill Law Enterprise undertook a multi-year process identify legislative opportunities to advance shared public values through the farm bill in response to challenges in addressing the climate crisis, strengthening the U.S. food system, advancing equity and racial justice, stabilizing the food sector economy, and improving access to nutritious food. This document provides an overview of FBLE’s 2023 Farm Bill recommendations.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersExposed and At Risk
This report determines that existing regulations for pesticide safety are often under-enforced due to systemic reporting issues, a complex federal and state enforcement system, and the conflicting responsibilities of some enforcing bodies. The report aims to prompt law and policy solutions formulated with the lived experience of farmworkers in mind.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: Community Organizations, Farmworkers, Policymakers, ResearchersFarmworker Health Policy Database
This database includes state laws and regulations related to pesticide and heat exposure across the country.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersEssential and In Crisis
This report, published by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, reviews available research on a variety of public health threats that farmworkers face and demonstrates how these health burdens are, in part, the result of laws, policies, and practices intentionally designed to limit this workforce's resources and recourse to fight against unsafe working conditions.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: Community Organizations, Policymakers, ResearchersEssentially Unprotected
This report explores gaps in U.S. laws and policies that put farmworkers at risk, specifically focusing on those that affect two of farmworkers’ most critical workplace hazards: pesticide exposure and heat-related illness. This report provides an overview of the findings as well as policy recommendations.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: FarmworkersDerechos de Vivienda y Empleo para Trabajadores Lecheros de Vermont
Este manual ofrece información general sobre la vivienda y los derechos laborales de los trabajadores lecheros bajo la ley federal y la ley del estado de Vermont.
Topic: Farmworkers Audience: FarmworkersHousing and Employment Rights for Vermont Dairy Workers
This resource empowers farmworkers to understand and exercise their legal rights and protections related to housing and employment to help prevent exploitation and achieve access to justice in the state of Vermont.