{"id":26538,"date":"2020-03-12T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T04:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=26538"},"modified":"2020-03-12T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:23:57","slug":"washington-farmworkers-harmed-by-pesticides-walk-out-demand-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2020\/03\/washington-farmworkers-harmed-by-pesticides-walk-out-demand-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Farmworkers Harmed by Pesticides Walk Out, Demand Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-26539\" src=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/UFW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"245\" \/>(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 12, 2020) Farmworkers walked out of an orchard in Sunnyside, Washington on Friday, March 6 to demand improved working conditions. Over a dozen individuals cited unacceptable issues, such as toxic pesticide exposure, unfair wages, and lack of paid breaks. Their employer, Evans Fruit, owns and farms over 8,000 acres in the state. These workers represent the ongoing fight against injustice perpetuated by the chemical-intensive agriculture industry.<\/p>\n<p>Evans Fruit workers said the company gives insufficient protective gear and training before requiring workers to spray pesticides for most of their 12 to 15-hour workdays. Jorge de los Santos, who has worked for Evans Fruit for five years, told the Yakima Herald, \u201cMy eyes (were) constantly irritating me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we\u2019re asking for is for fair wages and fair (working conditions),\u201d said Rene Isidoro, another farmworker.<\/p>\n<p>Evans Fruit declined to comment, but worker representatives said the company has been unwilling to negotiate. \u201cThe company basically said it was their way or the highway,\u201d said United Farm Workers (UFW) of America Pacific Northwest coordinator Victoria Ruddy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are good workers, responsible workers,\u201d Ms. Isidoro said, \u201cWe like the work we do. We want to do better in our work. We\u2019re here simply to ask for better working conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farmworkers are a frontline community to the fight against toxic pesticides. Doctors annually diagnose up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/pesticides\/animatedmap.html\">20,000 poisonings<\/a> among agricultural workers \u2013 and that statistic only represents what is publicly reported. Working mothers are exposed to chemicals that can have long-lasting impacts on their unborn children, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2019\/08\/brain-function-damage-from-exposure-to-organophosphate-pesticides-including-chlorpyrifos-documented-with-imaging\/\">brain function damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Farmworkers are courageous to stand up for their rights, as they face hurdles of vulnerability such as immigration status and limited rights. \u201cOftentimes workers are too scared to come forward,\u201d said Isidoro.<\/p>\n<p>Federal laws exclude farmworkers from basic protections like the National Labor Relations Act, which forbids employers from firing employees for union organizing, and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that requires overtime pay be 1.5 times the regular wage. Farmworker exclusion from FLSA also means that workers on small farms are not guaranteed minimum wage and allows children twelve and over to legally work in the fields.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This current fight of the Sunnyside farmworkers hearkens back to historic leadership of organizers like Cesar Chavez and <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2019\/04\/washington-and-california-to-celebrate-first-annual-dolores-huerta-day-on-april-10\/\">Dolores Huerta<\/a>, whose work is inextricable from the advent of the environmental justice movement. Author and organizer Randy Shaw described this history in the 2017 documentary <em>Dolores<\/em>, stating, \u201cThe environmental justice movement said that certain environmental hazards are disproportionately impacting on people of color. It wasn\u2019t simply stopping DDT, but it was also making the larger point, you\u2019re only allowing this because of who the workers are, and their race and class background.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the average life expectancy for a farmworker is 49 years, compared to 78 for the general population. This is similar to the life expectancy of individuals living in the 1850s and is completely unacceptable for any industry today. Beyond Pesticides was founded in 1981 out of conversations with farmworkers about their sicknesses and miscarriage rates, and the lack of training, protective equipment, clean drinking water, and sanitation in the fields. It was clear then, as it is now, that the political process ignores or even facilitates ongoing poisoning.\u00a0 Beyond Pesticides believes that we <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2019\/11\/stand-up-for-those-who-harvest-our-food-farmworkers\/\">should stand up for those who harvest our food<\/a> and support farmworkers like those from Evans Fruit. Furthermore, Evans Fruit \u2013 which touts a commitment to \u201csocial and environmental responsibilities\u201d on its <a href=\"https:\/\/evansfruitco.com\/about-us\/\">website<\/a> \u2013 should forgo toxic chemicals that poison their workers and transition to organic.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimaherald.com\/news\/business\/evans-fruit-workers-walk-out-over-wages-and-labor-conditions\/article_f7b048e1-7f8e-5c64-be24-10be386c846a.html\">Yakima Herald<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, March 12, 2020) Farmworkers walked out of an orchard in Sunnyside, Washington on Friday, March 6 to demand improved working conditions. Over a dozen individuals cited unacceptable issues, such as toxic pesticide exposure, unfair wages, and lack of paid breaks. Their employer, Evans Fruit, owns and farms over 8,000 acres in the state. These workers represent the ongoing fight against injustice perpetuated by the chemical-intensive agriculture industry. Evans Fruit workers said the company gives insufficient protective gear and training before requiring workers to spray pesticides for most of their 12 to 15-hour workdays. Jorge de los Santos, who has worked for Evans Fruit for five years, told the Yakima Herald, \u201cMy eyes (were) constantly irritating me.\u201d \u201cAll we\u2019re asking for is for fair wages and fair (working conditions),\u201d said Rene Isidoro, another farmworker. Evans Fruit declined to comment, but worker representatives said the company has been unwilling to negotiate. \u201cThe company basically said it was their way or the highway,\u201d said United Farm Workers (UFW) of America Pacific Northwest coordinator Victoria Ruddy. \u201cWe are good workers, responsible workers,\u201d Ms. Isidoro said, \u201cWe like the work we do. We want to do better in our work. 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