farmworkers

Dairy and poultry workers have accounted for most cases of the bird flu in the U.S. — and preventing and detecting cases among them is key to averting a pandemic. But public health specialists say they’re struggling to reach farmworkers because many are terrified to talk with strangers or to leave home.

Farmworkers in particular commonly lack access to unions and bargaining rights that could help prevent wage theft, discrimination and dangerous working conditions.

“We’re here to do two things: One, to honor Cesar Chavez and his legacy. But number two is to recognize the workers, the immigrant workers, that contribute so much to our economy.”

The United States Department of Labor Secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is suing a San Joaquin Valley farming company one year after a deadly crash involving farmworkers.

Farmworkers across the nation face a wide range of risks and dangers while on the job. A new mini-documentary series is highlighting those struggles.

The deaths of seven farmworkers in a crash last month shook the rural city of Kerman in Fresno County. In the wake of the loss, a small funeral home played a big role in getting the men home.

New buyers for the auctioned off Prima Wawona farmland, as well as new training opportunities, could help those displaced by mass layoffs in central California.

The community of Kerman paid its respects to the seven farmworkers who were killed in a crash through two memorial services.

The California Highway Patrol suspects a pickup truck driver slammed into a van carrying farmworkers. The impact left the van crushed, just as the workers were making their morning commutes to a vineyard farm outside Firebaugh.

Farmworkers in the Central Valley often face heightened health risks due to their hard labor, but many don’t have easy access to health care. A group of high-schoolers in Bakersfield are finding solutions on their own.