http://communicatinglabourrights.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/world-summit-on-safety-and-health/ labour and globalisation blog for journalists and media Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://communicatinglabourrights.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/world-summit-on-safety-and-health/#comment-679 Bruce Goldstein Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:59:34 +0000 http://communicatinglabourrights.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-679 The ILO's Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture (2001) should be adopted by the United States to improve the dangerous conditions faced by migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. The Convention calls for equality in treatment but U.S. farmworkers are denied numerous labor protections that are afforded to all other occupations under both state and federal laws. For example, many states discriminate against farmworkers in their workers' compensation laws, which require employers to provide insurance for wage loss and health care needs due to on-the-job injuries. Farmworkers are denied the same "right to know" about chemicals in the workplace that other workers possess; this discrimination in the law results in chemical poisonings that could be prevented. It's time for the U.S. to join other nations in recognizing the contributions of the people who harvest our fruits and vegetables. Bruce Goldstein, Executive Director, Farmworker Justice, Washington, D.C. www.farmworkerjustice.org and www.harvestingjustice.org The ILO’s Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture (2001) should be adopted by the United States to improve the dangerous conditions faced by migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. The Convention calls for equality in treatment but U.S. farmworkers are denied numerous labor protections that are afforded to all other occupations under both state and federal laws. For example, many states discriminate against farmworkers in their workers’ compensation laws, which require employers to provide insurance for wage loss and health care needs due to on-the-job injuries. Farmworkers are denied the same “right to know” about chemicals in the workplace that other workers possess; this discrimination in the law results in chemical poisonings that could be prevented. It’s time for the U.S. to join other nations in recognizing the contributions of the people who harvest our fruits and vegetables.
Bruce Goldstein, Executive Director, Farmworker Justice, Washington, D.C. http://www.farmworkerjustice.org and http://www.harvestingjustice.org

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