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By Amy Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Claire Hutkins Seda, Writer & Editor, Migrant Clinicians NetworkLast week, the Labor Department put out a report on state-based workers’ compensation rules. The report calls for an increased federal role in workers’ comp to ensure that injured workers are provided with adequate insurance benefits to keep... Read More
You know what bugs me? When all my favorite bloggers remind me that I should really forgo the Snickers and buy Fair Trade candy for Halloween… on October 29th, when it’s impossible to find at the stores and far too late to order. I often think ahead to make sure my purchases line up with my values, and Halloween is no different. So, here is your official reminder! Pick up some Fair Trade... Read More
[Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint of a blog post from the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), a nonprofit organization with the mission “to provide information and analysis on the region, and on its complex and changing relationship with the United States, as tools for education and advocacy - to foster knowledge beyond borders.” This post comes from their Border Wars column... Read More
Health justice issues come in many forms. Numerous barriers to accessing health insurance and quality care, issues in health equity, and the many social determinants of health result in certain segments of our population subjected to higher rates of disease, morbidity, and mortality simply due to their race, social standing, or profession. Such injustices also reach into the pharmaceutical world... Read More
This week, our offices mourned the loss of Health Network Associate, Ricardo Guerrero. It is hard to find the time for the grief and sadness that follows, as the pace of work has not slowed, and many migrants and clinicians continue to rely on us. Thank you for your patience and your continued support of MCN. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ricardo’s family. Here are some of the articles,... Read More
[Editor’s note: This blog, about the new California law on farmworker overtime pay, was written by Farmworker Justice. Farmworker Justice is a national farmworker advocacy organization in Washington, DC. FJ’s blog, Harvesting Justice, can be found here.]Farmworkers in California achieved a major victory on September 12, 2016, when Governor Brown signed into law overtime protections for... Read More
Happy Autumn Equinox! This week, as the sun rises directly due east and sets directly due west, we pull out the sweaters and celebrate the cooler mornings and longer nights. Grab a cup of hot tea and read up on what’s new in migrant health, recommended by MCN staff. Amy, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health, suggested reading this front-page Boston Globe article, “In... Read More
Change happens quickly -- or perhaps it just waits for its opportunity to pounce. In February, when Frantisek Seda and Tomas Martinek left the United Kingdom to return to their hometown in the Czech Republic after five years of working on UK farms, Brexit was not a Google-searchable term. Although long-running negative sentiments toward immigrants were present during their travels in Scotland,... Read More
National Farm Safety and Health Week is once again upon us. Agriculture continues to be one of the most dangerous industries in the US. Farmworkers are especially prone to occupational injury, in part due to the combination of poverty, limited access to health care, hazardous working conditions, and lack of regulations. Culturally and linguistically competent safety training for farmworkers... Read More
Immigrant workers confront a long list of risks and barriers in their search for a better life in the US. Employment in dangerous industries, language barriers, fear of retaliation or losing their job, fear of deportation, lack of understanding of their rights, and general mistrust make a population that is disenfranchised and hard-to-reach even harder to reach.Organizations whose mission is to... Read More
