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Central Valley farmworkers still vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, study finds
2013-07-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: Several years after state politicians focused on reducing farmworker deaths, Central Valley laborers remain vulnerable to heat-related illness, according to a study by the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. In the most recent instance, state officials are investigating whether a farmworker's death Tuesday in a watermelon field near Coalinga was related to last week's heat wave. At the urging of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers, state officials enacted permanent...
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Farmworkers Crucial in Immigration Deal Short of a Deal
2013-04-04 09:50:30| Agriculture - Topix.net
An immigration deal for the farmworkers who harvest the bulk of U.S. fruits and vegetables poses one of the most elusive, and essential, challenges to an attempt by lawmakers to recast the nation's immigration laws.
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Minister Announces New Minimum Wage for Farmworkers
2013-02-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SOUTH AFRICA - The new minimum wage for farmworkers for the next three years has been pegged at R105 per day, the Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant announced in Pretoria.
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Minister Calls for Restraint in Farmworkers' Protest
2013-01-17 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SOUTH AFRICA - Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has called on parties in the Western Cape agricultural sector to settle their industrial disputes through talking and negotiations.
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