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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 6, 2023) After the Trump EPA was blocked<\/a> from weakening the application exclusion zone (AEZ) provisions for protecting farmworkers, the rules reverted to the Obama era rules. Now, EPA proposes to reaffirm part of that rule, while accepting some of the weakening amendments from the Trump administration.<\/p>\r\n

Tell EPA to strengthen pesticide rules to protect farmworkers. Tell President Biden to sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

EPA\u2019s Worker Protection Standards<\/a> (WPS) are rules that govern labor safety standards within federal pesticide law (the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act<\/em>, or FIFRA). Farmworkers are not covered for toxic chemical exposure by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and WPS have long been criticized by farmworker, labor, and health advocates for providing insufficient protections for farmworkers, their children and communities. Under the WPS, AEZs are buffer zones where people are not allowed to enter during the course of a pesticide application. Like all buffer zones, they are designed to allow application of toxic pesticides while providing a nominal degree of protection. Pesticides drift long distances when being applied and they volatilize off of treated areas and then move through air currents.<\/p>\r\n

Under the proposed regulations, the AEZ would remain the same, while\u2014as proposed by the Trump administration\u2014allowing farm families to remain inside structures within the AEZ and allowing applications to resume after halting because someone was in the AEZ. These proposed rules, while not as egregious as the Trump EPA rule, are a step backwards from the current rule.<\/p>\r\n

Farmworkers need more protections, not industry-friendly compromises.<\/a> Currently, the average life expectancy for a farmworker is 49 years, compared to 78 for the general population.<\/strong> A recent report, Exposed and At Risk<\/em><\/a>: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety<\/em>, by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School<\/a>, in partnership with the nonprofit advocacy group, Farmworker Justice<\/a>, again highlights the systemic racism<\/a> of our country’s pesticide policies. Our nation depends on farmworkers, declared \u201cessential workers\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure sustenance for the nation and world. Yet, the occupational exposure<\/a> to toxic pesticides by farmworkers is discounted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while study<\/a> after study<\/a> documents the disproportionate level of illness among farmworkers.<\/p>\r\n

Many farmworkers are migrant workers, and are subject to conditions<\/a> that would not be permitted for U.S. citizens. The U.S. is not a signatory to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families<\/a>, which would set a moral standard to treat migrant workers like workers who are citizens.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Tell EPA to strengthen pesticide rules to protect farmworkers. Tell President Biden to sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n

Send a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Letter to Administrator Regan:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After the Trump EPA was blocked from weakening the application exclusion zone (AEZ) provisions for protecting farmworkers, the rules reverted to the Obama era rules. Now EPA proposes to reaffirm part of that rule, while accepting some of the weakening amendments from the Trump administration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

EPA\u2019s Worker Protection Standards (WPS) are rules that govern labor safety standards within federal pesticide law (the <\/span>Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act<\/span><\/i>, or FIFRA). Farmworkers are not covered for toxic chemical exposure by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and WPS have long been criticized by farmworker, labor, and health advocates for providing insufficient protections for farmworker communities. Under the WPS, AEZs are buffer zones where people are not allowed to enter during the course of a pesticide application. Like all buffer zones, they are designed to allow application of toxic pesticides while providing a nominal degree of protection. Pesticides drift long distances when being applied and they volatilize off of treated areas and then move through air currents.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Under the proposed regulations, the AEZ would remain the same, while\u2014as proposed by the Trump administration\u2014allowing farm families to remain inside structures within the AEZ and allowing applications to resume after halting because someone was in the AEZ. These proposed rules, while not as egregious as the Trump EPA rule, are a step backwards from the current rule.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Farmworkers need more protections, not industry-friendly compromises. Currently, <\/span>the average life expectancy for a farmworker is 49 years, compared to 78 for the general population.<\/span> A recent report, <\/span>Exposed and At Risk: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety<\/span><\/i>, by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School, in partnership with the nonprofit advocacy group, Farmworker Justice, again highlights the systemic racism of our country’s pesticide policies. Our nation depends on farmworkers, declared \u201cessential workers\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure sustenance for the nation and world. Yet, the occupational exposure to toxic pesticides by farmworkers is discounted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while study after study documents the disproportionate level of illness among farmworkers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Many farmworkers are migrant workers, and are subject to conditions that would not be permitted for U.S. citizens. The U.S. is not a signatory to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, which would set a moral standard to treat migrant workers like workers who are citizens.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Please strengthen protections for farmworkers by eliminating their exposure to toxic pesticides. Please tell President Biden to sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Send a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Letter to Secretary Blinken and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I am writing to ask your assistance in protecting migrant farmworkers.<\/p>\r\n

After the Trump EPA was blocked from weakening the application exclusion zone (AEZ) provisions for protecting farmworkers, the rules reverted to the Obama era rules. Now EPA proposes to reaffirm part of that rule, while accepting some of the weakening amendments from the Trump administration.<\/p>\r\n

EPA\u2019s Worker Protection Standards (WPS) are rules that govern labor safety standards within federal pesticide law (the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act<\/em>, or FIFRA). Farmworkers are not covered for toxic chemical exposure by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and WPS have long been criticized by farmworker, labor, and health advocates for providing insufficient protections for farmworker communities. Under the WPS, AEZs are buffer zones where people are not allowed to enter during the course of a pesticide application. Like all buffer zones, they are designed to allow application of toxic pesticides while providing a nominal degree of protection. Pesticides drift long distances when being applied and they volatilize off of treated areas and then move through air currents.<\/p>\r\n

Under the proposed regulations, the AEZ would remain the same, while\u2014as proposed by the Trump administration\u2014allowing farm families to remain inside structures within the AEZ and allowing applications to resume after halting because someone was in the AEZ. These proposed rules, while not as egregious as the Trump EPA rule, are a step backwards from the current rule.<\/p>\r\n

Farmworkers need more protections, not industry-friendly compromises. Currently, the average life expectancy for a farmworker is 49 years, compared to 78 for the general population. A recent report, Exposed and At Risk: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety<\/em>, by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School, in partnership with the nonprofit advocacy group, Farmworker Justice, again highlights the systemic racism of our country’s pesticide policies. Our nation depends on farmworkers, declared \u201cessential workers\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure sustenance for the nation and world. Yet, the occupational exposure to toxic pesticides by farmworkers is discounted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while study after study documents the disproportionate level of illness among farmworkers.<\/p>\r\n

Many farmworkers are migrant workers, and are subject to conditions that would not be permitted for U.S. citizens. The U.S. is not a signatory to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, which would set a moral standard to treat migrant workers like workers who are citizens.<\/p>\r\n

Please tell President Biden to sign the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.<\/p>\r\n

Thank you.<\/p>\r\n

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