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Document ID (ISN)109764
CIS number 09-838
ISSN - Serial title 0090-0036 - American Journal of Public Health
Year 2008
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Farquhar S., Shadbeh N., Samples J., Ventura S., Goff N.
Title Occupational conditions and well-being of indigenous farmworkers
Bibliographic information Nov. 2008, Vol. 98, No.11, p.1956-1959. 13 ref.
Abstract Increasing numbers of indigenous farmworkers from Mexico and Guatemala with unique cultural and linguistic traditions have been arriving in the Pacific Northwest. In this study, multilingual project outreach workers administered surveys to 150 farmworkers in Oregon to assess health, occupational safety and general living conditions. The study confirms the increasing presence of indigenous peoples in Oregon and characterizes differences between indigenous and Latino farmworkers' occupational and health needs.
Descriptors (primary) Oregon; conditions of work; social aspects; agriculture; migrant workers
Descriptors (secondary) race-linked differences; survey; USA
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Agriculture