Not surprisingly, this week’s recommendations from MCN staff members once again heavily leaned toward COVID-19, particularly around the health needs of farmworkers. The pandemic has shined a much-needed spotlight on the essential nature of farmwork to keep our food system operating. And yet, necessary and long-overdue safety and health precautions and access to even basic health care haven’t yet followed. Here’s a collection of news articles and resources we shared this week. We’ve got lots more articles on interest on our Facebook page [2].
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Karen shared a shocking article about health access for H2A workers: “Migrant Farm Workers from Jamaica are Being Forced to Sign COVID-19 Waivers [3].”
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Alma in Massachusetts shared “Fearing Deportation, Many Immigrants at Higher Risk of Covid-19 are Afraid to Seek Testing or care [4].”
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Kaethe shared a “San Joaquin Valley Farmworkers Fear Working — and Not Working - Amid Coronavirus [5]” from the Fresno Bee.
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Kaethe also sent around the article: “Hunger strike at Mesa Verde comes to a partial halt as detainees await action on demands [6]".
Triple Weekly Win: ...because we all could use something extra to celebrate. Celebrate health care workers with this new set of downloadable posters [7] and a call for artists from Amplifier on COVID-19, sent by Candace. “Newsom Announces $125M Fund for Undocumented Immigrants Amid Coronavirus Emergency [8]” in California, sent around by Amy. “Parteras reparten compras a mujeres pobres en el suroeste [9],” forwarded by Marysel, reports on midwives bringing supplies to families in the southeast part of Puerto Rico where recovery from the earthquakes was interrupted by COVID-19 concerns.
Have a safe and healthy weekend.
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