The Michigan Farmworker Project: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Research on Precarious Employment and Labor Exploitation of Farmworkers

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• Personal Author:
  Fleming PJ ; Handal AJ ; Iglesias-Rios L ; O'Neill MS ; Valentín-Cortés M ; Fleming PJ ; Handal AJ ; Iglesias-Rios L ; O'Neill MS ; Valentín-Cortés M
• Description:
  Precarious employment is an important social determinant of health inequities. Through in-depth qualitative interviews (n = 35), we examine precarious employment and labor exploitation, their potential impact on the working environment, and, ultimately, the health of farmworkers. We present results from the community-based participatory Michigan Farmworker Project. Our analysis identified dimensions of precarious employment and labor exploitation that involved lacking access to fundamental labor and social rights-including dehumanization-discriminatory occupational practices, and insufficient access to health care and social benefits. Policy reform is needed to address precarious employment and labor exploitation among farmworkers due to their potential long-lasting health effects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: CBPR Farm Workers Farmworkers Health Equity Labor Exploitation Labor Relations Precarious Employment SDOH Social Determinants Of Health
• ISSN:
  0160-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  336-362
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069835
• Citation:
  Labor Stud J 2023 Dec; 48(4):336-362
• Contact Point Address:
  Alexis J. Handal, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Room 6622, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
• Email:
  ahandal@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Labor Studies Journal
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57e57704fe4abdcb6904b20f510ff71d4693fb26fa0845192005847510efa32e7fab5f092068e0cc4005110b007616bebfecb825cf516c58137640fd4b323431
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208181/cdc_208181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 207.77 KB ]