Abstract
First paragraph: Farmworkers in the U.S. confront numerous challenges. They receive poverty wages and have high rates of wage theft, precarious immigration status, and a high risk of injury and fatality (Smolski, 2019). They also face rampant food insecurity, with 40 to 70 percent of farmworkers experiencing a lack of reliable access to nutritious meals (Minkoff-Zern, 2014). Add to these challenges poor mental health from social isolation for guest workers who hold H2-A visas for agricultural work, the potential of working under dangerous and abusive conditions, and substandard housing. The general picture is of a workforce vulnerable to exploitation that does not receive the same benefits and protections as other workers due to agriculture’s exemption from many labor regulations. These challenges have been exacerbated by the current pandemic, which has hit farmworker communities particularly hard (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [NC DHHS], 2020; Wozniacka, 2020). . . .
Highlights
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry (EFWM) is on the front lines of addressing these challenges
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University; arsmolsk@ncsu.edu receive the same benefits and protections as other workers due to agriculture’s exemption from many labor regulations. These challenges have been exacerbated by the current pandemic, which has hit farmworker communities hard (North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services [NC DHHS], 2020; Wozniacka, 2020)
EFWM is a joint ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
Summary
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry (EFWM) is on the front lines of addressing these challenges. Add to these challenges poor mental health from social isolation for guest workers who hold H2-A visas for agricultural work, the potential of working under dangerous and abusive conditions, and substandard housing. Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University; arsmolsk@ncsu.edu receive the same benefits and protections as other workers due to agriculture’s exemption from many labor regulations.
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