Avneet Sidhu was seven years old when her mother died on the way to her job as a farm worker in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, after her employer’s overloaded van crashed. Nearly two decades later, Sidhu said ...
Impoverished female farm workers infected with intestinal parasites known as hookworms saw significant improvements in physical fitness when they were treated with a low-cost deworming drug. The ...
Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health published a study detailing the unique experiences of women farmworkers in the state of Michigan. Researchers examined occupational ...
When María Catalán looks over the 10 acres of hill-side fields in Morgan Hill, she sees the seeds of a vision. The third-generation farmworker has worked the land for nearly four decades, but almost ...
FRESNO, Calif. -- A new state bill looks to fill a crucial healthcare need for female farmworkers in rural agricultural areas across California. Tuesday, state leaders stood alongside female ...