Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2008-06-10

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0309177693

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The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors are the cornerstone of industries that produce food, fiber, and biofuel. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research in order to improve worker safety and health in these sectors. This National Research Council book reviews the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program to evaluate the 1) relevance of its work to improvements in occupational safety and health and 2) the impact of research in reducing workplace illnesses and injuries. The assessment reveals that the program has made meaningful contributions to improving worker safety and health in these fields. To enhance the relevance and impact of its work and fulfill its mission, the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program should provide national leadership, coordination of research, and activities to transfer findings, technologies, and information into practice. The program will also benefit from establishing strategic goals and implementing a comprehensive surveillance system in order to better identify and track worker populations at risk.

Labor and the Locavore
Labor and the Locavore

Author: Margaret Gray

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0520276698

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Labor and the Locavore focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. Based on more than a decade's in-depth interviews with workers, farmers, and others, Gray clearly documents how the romance of small family farms serves to mask the predicament of their migrant workforce. She also explores the historical roots of farmworkers' substandard conditions and examines the region's shift from black to Latino workers.--Publisher description.

Farm Workers, Agribusiness, and the State
Farm Workers, Agribusiness, and the State

Author: Linda C. Majka

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Historical account of the social conflict between agricultural workers and agribusiness, and the role of state intervention in California, USA - analyses agricultural trade unionism since 1870, immigration of Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans and Filipinos, and its regulation; examines the economic recession of the 1930s, rise of rural worker organizations, internal migration, and state-enrolled contract labour; reports on the formation of the United Farm Workers and its struggle for trade union recognition, opposition, and state mediation. Bibliography.

Agricultural Labor Legislation
Agricultural Labor Legislation

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Labor

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13:

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Considers S. 8 and related S. 1808, to amend National Labor Relations Act of 1933 and Fair Labor Standards Act to regulate child labor and provide agricultural laborers the right to unionize and bargain collectively.

Agricultural Labor Legislation
Agricultural Labor Legislation

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Labor

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13:

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Considers S. 8 and related S. 1808, to amend National Labor Relations Act of 1933 and Fair Labor Standards Act to regulate child labor and provide agricultural laborers the right to unionize and bargain collectively.