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Farmworkers from across the nation to meet with Congress to demand basic protections from exposure to hazardous pesticides

Leaders call for strong standards to protect vulnerable workers from toxic exposure

Farmworkers from across the nation come to D.C. to secure safeguards from toxic pesticides

18-year-old Selena Zelaya of Mount Dora, FL, was one of about a dozen farmworker advocates who traveled to D.C. to lobby for farmworker protections against harmful pesticides. Selena’s mother and father are farmworkers and from a young age she began advocating on behalf of them and others. Selena shares why she is so committed to the fight for farmworker protections.

EPA proposal is a step in the right direction as farmworkers demand stronger rules now

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered to ban chlorpyrifos within 60 days

When Mario Vargas showed up at the Washington, D.C., offices of representatives from his home state of Ohio in July of 2013, he shared stories from farmworkers who are getting sick from pesticides. Joined by his family and other farmworkers, he spoke about how it feels to inhale pesticides while pregnant, how farmworkers don’t know what their basic rights are, and how many workers are afraid to tell the truth about what is really going on in the fields.

It’s National Farmworker Awareness Week, and people from all walks of life are taking action. They’re speaking up for their families and communities, advocating for stronger protections and redesigning agricultural practices to eliminate pesticides.

Advocates from across the country urge EPA to swiftly ban chlorpyrifos citing unacceptable risks to farmworkers and their families

Delaying pesticide training materials puts the health of workers and families at risk

After more than two decades, the EPA has announced revisions to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard, an outdated standard intended to protect farmworkers from pesticide exposure. While advocates welcomed signs of life in progress to provide stronger protections from pesticides for approximately 2 million farmworkers, the proposal raises questions about the EPA’s understanding of the population the WPS is meant to serve.

A petition to ban chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide, paves the way for even greater farmworker protections.

It's Farmworker Awareness week, and we are proudly premiering the short film "Pesticide Lake."

Basic protections across all states sought

This is the second in a two part series on protections for farmworkers from pesticides. Read part one, Pesticides Taking Toll on Farmworkers, and the accompanying special feature, Pesticides: The Workplace Hazard The EPA Is Ignoring. Nobody told Reina Lemus de Zelaya that her job as a farmworker was hazardous not only to her…

And how each of us could be affected if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guts these safeguards.

EPA proposes update to Worker Protection Standard for agricultural pesticides after more than 20 years of problems

Lawsuit forces EPA to take action to protect workers