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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Farmworker"”.
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Farmworker families : towards equitable and adequate energy provision
Farmworker families that live and work on commercial farms are amongst the poorest people in South Africa. Poverty is experienced in several dimensions, including low cash income, poor access to services, isolation, intermittent and insecure employment, dependence on employers, and limited social, …
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Agricultural change and farmworker living standards in post-apartheid South Africa
… these changes with the prospects of low-income farmworkers and farm dwellers through exploring two interlinked questions. The first of these asks whether consolidation in the industry has extended to growing firm size and in-turn, whether farmworkers in larger firms earn higher wages than those …
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Sembrando consciencia : the student/farmworker alliance and the growth of critical consciousness
The Student/Farmworker Alliance (SFA) is a national network of students and youth that is based in Immokalee, Florida, formed to support the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (SFA), a migrant farmworker-led human rights organization that seeks an end to the poverty wages and human rights …
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The Geography of Farmworker Health: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Analysis of Chronic Disease
… and low social status, migratory and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) are a critical and underappreciated component to the agriculture industry in the United States. Despite advances in knowledge of about the health needs of this population, identifying geographic regions of high-risk remains a …
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Hungering for the American dream: Filipino farmworker foodscape in San Joaquin County, California (1939-1965)
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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The relationship between MMPI scores and training center achievement of migrant and seasonal farmworker families
… than are families classified as seasonal farmworkers. A need was perceived for further research investigating the differences between migrants and seasonal farmworkers and for further development and testing of paired spouse MMPI profiles as an approach to measuring family characteristics.
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The Meaning of Education in the Lives of Successful Migrant Farmworker Students: Identity, Self, and Science
"Migrant farmworkers constitute a substantial and increasing percentage of the agricultural workforce in this country. The migrant farmworker culture, which is spread across lines of ethnicity, class, and vocation, place this population of student at risk of dropping out of school. The obstacles …
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An Investigation Of The Impact Of Sandplay Therapy On Mental Health Status And Resiliency Attitudes In Mexican Farmworker Women
… that sandplay therapy sessions had on Mexican farmworker women's mental health status and resilience attitudes. The participants of this study were 40 women who were born in various states in Mexico and presently reside in rural Central Florida. Twenty women participated in the control group …
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Participation in a shifting global context? A case study of labor and faith in the American South
Farmworker ministries provide essential goods and services as well as spiritual support to migrant farmworkers living abroad. While faith-based organizations and/or ministries are key to supporting migrant and/or refugee populations in the U.S., scholars have conducted little research on these …
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"What We Eat Matters": Perspectives on Food and Health in the Mexican Im/migrant Farmworker Communities in Indian River County, Florida
… in the U.S., especially among Mexican im/migrant farmworkers. Anthropological scholarship shows that health issues within im/migrant groups in the U.S. are poorly understood from a sociocultural and local perspective. In Indian River County, Florida, farmworker leaders created a community garden …
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Migrant Mobilization: Factors Contributing to the Success of the Coalition of Immokaleee Workers
… question can provide valuable lessons for other farmworker organizations and unions. Social movement literature emphasizes 1) effective leadership; 2) collective identity; 3) the strategic use of various sources of power; 4) conscience constituency involvement; and 5) political opportunities as …
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Parent involvement in Migrant Head Start : parental beliefs and teacher practices
… study focused on parent involvement of migrant farmworker families of Mexican origin with children enrolled in Migrant Head Start. Under investigation were parent and teacher beliefs and practices pertaining to involvement in the child's early schooling context. An ethnography approach and …
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The potential impact of the labour relations act 66 of 1995 on organised labour and labour organisation in the Western Cape agricultural sector
This dissertation looks at the history of farmworker organisation on farms in the Western Cape, and factors which have played a role in the demise and the growth of the union movement in the last few decades. In particular it focuses on the role which legislation has played, and will play, in …
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Health Care Access and Utilization by U.S. Farmworkers
… rate among all United States industries. Farmworkers experience high rates of occupational injury, illness, and mortality, yet have limited access to health care. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 increased health care accessibility and …
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Female migrant farmworkers: The meaning of health within the culture of transience
Hispanic, female migrant farmworkers' definition of health was described through an ethnographic study. Previous studies regarding definitions of health have routinely asked persons to rate their state of health within an undefined category. For this study, thirty-two migrant farmworker women …
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Empowering the Invisible Child: A Narrative Case Study of the Northwestern Michigan Migrant Program
… teachers who have a deep connection to the farmworker community and maintain a commitment to student academic success. All participants agreed that poor communication and an undeveloped purpose prohibited the NMMP from truly becoming a successful learning environment.'
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The impact of the agricultural minimum wage and the role of enforcement in South Africa
… Sectoral Determination. Observing changes in farmworker earnings, contract coverage, employment, and the number hours worked per week, provides insight into the impact of the law. These changes are examined using data from the South African Labour Force Surveys (LFS) 2000-2007 which includes …
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Silent No More: The Voice of a Farm Worker Press, 1964–1975
… a violent and oppressive history of failed farmworker unionizing efforts. <em>El Malcriado</em> provides a historical window into the larger farm worker struggle of the 1960s and 1970s. More importantly, the newspaper offers a glimpse into the journalistic process of the creative minded …
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Investigating Seasonal and Occupational Trends of Five Organophosphate Pesticides in House Dust in the Lower Yakima Valley, WA
… pesticide exposure among children of Hispanic Farmworkers. This research uses dust samples collected in the CHC pesticide research project to identify the episodic nature of OP exposures. The CHC study collected house and vehicle dust samples, urine, saliva, and blood samples from participants …
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A Respite from the Harvest
In the United States, migrant farm workers are often the lowest paid workers in a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, and are also often provided substandard housing which lacks the space and basic necessities to live in dignity and hope. After a few years of hard labor and sacrifices, some …
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