Pushed to the Edge: Political Activism of Guatemalan Migrant Farmworkers

Health issues of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

This paper describes the socioeconomic conditions under which the 3 to 5 million migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States live. Health consequences resulting from occupational hazards and from poverty, substandard living conditions, migrancy, language and cultural barriers, and impaired access to health care are described. Specific problems include infectious diseases, chemical- an...

Health of Migrant Farmworkers in California

For more than half a century, California has led the nation in agricultural production, supplying over 50% of the nation's fruits, nuts, and vegetables, while exporting 20% of its produce to feed the world. This harvest generated almost $27 billion in gross income in 2000, with an estimated $100 billion in related economic activity. Unlike much of the nation's agriculture, which has been transf...

Occupational eye injuries experienced by migrant farmworkers.

Migrant farmworkers in North Carolina (n = 300) reported eye injuries, circumstances of injuries, and outcomes during lifetime U.S. agriculture work. Seventeen injuries were reported by 15 farmworkers; five resulted in lost work time. Most reported injuries were penetrating or open wounds, often caused by branches or other foreign objects. Injuries were seldom reported to employers; and treatme...

Farm labor, reproductive justice: Migrant women farmworkers in the US.

Little is known about the reproductive health of women migrant farmworkers in the US. The health and rights of these workers are advanced by fundamental human rights principles that are sometimes conceptually and operationally siloed into three approaches: reproductive health, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice. I focus on the latter framework, as it lends critical attention to the s...

Fresh fruit, broken bodies, migrant farmworkers in the United States.