Posts Tagged as "farmworker"

Farmworker killed while harvesting almonds near Lost Hills identified

August 13, 2024 / By
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In what appears to be a tragic accident, a farmworker was crushed to death while harvesting almonds according to a brief statement from the state Department of Industrial Relations, Cal/OSHA. 

OUR VIEW: Time to protect our ‘essential’ farmworkers and not double up on oppressing them

April 20, 2020 / By
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There is a small farm working community in Kern County where essential workers risk their lives everyday by going to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic to provide the nation with the food we eat.