Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19
First paragraph: Farmworkers in the U.S. confront numerous challenges. They receive poverty wages and have high rates of wage theft, precarious immigration status, and a high risk of injury and fatality (Smolski, 2019). They also face rampant food insecurity, with 40 to 70 percent of farmworkers...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2020-06-01
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Farmworkers in the U.S. confront numerous challenges. They receive poverty wages and have high rates of wage theft, precarious immigration status, and a high risk of injury and fatality (Smolski, 2019). They also face rampant food insecurity, with 40 to 70 percent of farmworkers experiencing a lack of reliable access to nutritious meals (Minkoff-Zern, 2014). Add to these challenges poor mental health from social isolation for guest workers who hold H2-A visas for agricultural work, the potential of working under dangerous and abusive conditions, and substandard housing. The general picture is of a workforce vulnerable to exploitation that does not receive the same benefits and protections as other workers due to agriculture’s exemption from many labor regulations. These challenges have been exacerbated by the current pandemic, which has hit farmworker communities particularly hard (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [NC DHHS], 2020; Wozniacka, 2020). . . . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e31bd2d5915c4720be558bb5140e084f2023-09-02T14:58:56ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012020-06-019410.5304/jafscd.2020.094.002Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19Lariza Garzon0Andrew Smolski1Episcopal Farmworker MinistryNorth Carolina State UniversityFirst paragraph: Farmworkers in the U.S. confront numerous challenges. They receive poverty wages and have high rates of wage theft, precarious immigration status, and a high risk of injury and fatality (Smolski, 2019). They also face rampant food insecurity, with 40 to 70 percent of farmworkers experiencing a lack of reliable access to nutritious meals (Minkoff-Zern, 2014). Add to these challenges poor mental health from social isolation for guest workers who hold H2-A visas for agricultural work, the potential of working under dangerous and abusive conditions, and substandard housing. The general picture is of a workforce vulnerable to exploitation that does not receive the same benefits and protections as other workers due to agriculture’s exemption from many labor regulations. These challenges have been exacerbated by the current pandemic, which has hit farmworker communities particularly hard (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [NC DHHS], 2020; Wozniacka, 2020). . . .http://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/837FarmworkersImmigrantsFood Access |
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| title | Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19 |
| title_full | Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19 |
| title_short | Episcopal Farmworker Ministry and Disaster Response to COVID-19 |
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| topic | Farmworkers Immigrants Food Access |
| url | http://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/837 |
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