H-2A Agricultural Workers – Commercial Fishermen

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gulliot-Wright S
• Description:
  H-2A workers are authorized to work in the U.S. agriculture industry (i.e., farming and fishing) under temporary, nonimmigrant status. The program was started to bridge the gap between the demand for and shortage of agricultural workers. H-2A employees are tax-paying workers who have lawful admission into the U.S. for a contractual period (e.g., 9 months) and are guaranteed certain hours, wages, housing benefits, and travel costs. From research conducted with H-2A workers in the Gulf of Mexico, we found that workers had difficulty accessing healthcare in the U.S. and had a heightened risk for workplace injury. Potential Policy Solutions: Improved access to mental and physical healthcare services; Paid sick leave benefits; Visas that do not obligate workers to a specific employer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Hunting Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Fishing Industry Health Care Immigrant Workers Injury Prevention Policy
• Publisher:
  utmb Health Center for Violence Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069955
• Citation:
  Policy issue brief. Galveston, TX: utmb Health Center for Violence Prevention, 2022 Nov; :1
• Email:
  spguillo@utmb.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20210901
• Source Full Name:
  H-2A agricultural workers - commercial fishermen
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5187e139ea2f9cb9158257d98bac2824e0af696ba2a68f8971be4d9b63052dc5ada24f8d42904d29e291009618f196b4d1833329429e6be5db0bca6c46f5378a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208273/cdc_208273_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 575.12 KB ]