“The only thing I wish I could change is that they treat us like people and not like animals”: Injury and Discrimination among Latino Farmworkers

Snipes, Shedra A.; Cooper, Sharon P.; Shipp, Eva M.

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“The only thing I wish I could change is that they treat us like people and not like animals”: Injury and Discrimination among Latino Farmworkers

Published Date:

2017

Source:

J Agromedicine. 22(1):36-46.

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Personal Authors:

Snipes, Shedra A. ; Cooper, Sharon P. ; Shipp, Eva M. ;

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Pubmed ID:

27749157

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5555594

Description:

Objective

This paper describes how perceived discrimination shapes the way Latino farmworkers encounter injuries and seek out treatment.

Methods

After 5 months of ethnographic fieldwork, 89 open-ended, semi-structured interviews were analyzed. NVivo was used to code and qualitatively organize the interviews and field notes. Finally, codes, notes, and co-occurring dynamics were used to iteratively assess the data for major themes.

Results

The primary source of perceived discrimination was the “boss” or farm owner. Immigrant status was also a significant influence on how farmworkers perceived the discrimination. Specifically, the ability to speak English and length of stay in the United States were related to stronger perceptions of discrimination. Finally, farm owners compelled their Latino employees to work through their injuries without treatment.

Conclusions

This ethnographic account brings attention to how discrimination and lack of worksite protections are implicated in farmworkers' injury experiences, and suggests the need for policies that better safeguards vulnerable workers.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

CDC Public Access

Funding:

L60 MD003115/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
P60 MD000503/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
U50 OH007541/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States

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