#agworkers — Public Fediverse posts

Hotter temperatures are a danger to agricultural workers - is it common sense for employers to look after their employees working out in the sun?

Despite regulations in California mandating shade, water and more frequent rest breaks, they are not always followed or enforced.

How many people will need to be hospitalised, or even die from heat exhaustion before this gets taken more seriously?

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/16/nx-s1-5026962-e1/central-valley-where-1-4-of-u-s-s-food-is-grown-faces-extreme-heat-for-a-2nd-week

#Agriculture #AgWorkers #ExtremeHeat #WorkerSafety #OSHA #California

Did you work to kill #chickens or clean #farms during the 2015 #avianinfluenza outbreak in #Iowa? You might be eligible for back #wages.

The federal government is trying to locate people who worked in #Osceola, #Sioux, and #Cherokee counties in Iowa during the 2015 #birdflu outbreak.

#agworkers #agriculture #farmworkers #wagetheft
https://iowastartingline.com/2023/04/12/you-might-be-owed-money-if-you-worked-during-2015-iowa-bird-flu-outbreak/