Supporting Immgrant Rights in our Communities
Supporting Immgrant Rights in our Communities
Key Documents and News Articles
Compiled by members of Strengthening Sanctuary Alliance
Documents:
2017 Agricultural Workforce Report (from WA. State Dept. of Employment Security)
Published 2029
Proclamation by Governor Inslee Protecting the Health of Agricultural Workers (May 28, 2020) https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19Proc20.57AgrWorkersHealth.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Governor Inslee’s Agricultural Covid-19 Requirements (May 28, 2020)
https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19AgriculturalSafetyPlan.pdf
WA. State Department of Health Reports:
COVID-19 Cases by Occupation (June 2020)
Shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on agricultural workers
COVID-19 Cases by Race, Ethnicity and Language (July 2020)
Shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on people of color, especially Latino/as and Hawaian and Pacific Islanders
COVID-19 Death Reports (July 2020)
Shows high rates of deaths in Yakima County
Confirmed Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus
Statement on COVID-19 and Risks to Farmworkers
Signed by 12 Farmworker Advocacy Groups
Powerful summary of the many challenges farmworker communities face that make them vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From National Center for Farmworker Health: COVID-19 in Rural America: Impact on Farms & Agricultural Workers
http://www.ncfh.org/msaws-and-covid-19.html
Articles: conditions facing farmworkers and their families.
Some general information, some specific to Yakima:
Pre-existing Conditions, No Sick Leave and Health Insurance Put Farmworkers at Increased Coronavirus Risk (The Counter, March 18, 2020)
https://thecounter.org/farmworkers-uninsured-covid-19-coronavirus/
Vulnerability of farmworker communities in in Florida, New York State, Washington State, and Arizona.
David Bacon, Are Washington’s Farmworkers COVID-19 Guinea Pigs?
https://capitalandmain.com/are-washingtons-farmworkers-covid-19-guinea-pigs-0521
https://crosscut.com/2020/06/yakima-county-farmworkers-called-sacrificial-lambs-pandemic
6/19/20: “Latinos have the most coronavirus cases in Washington State.”
https://www.labornotes.org/2020/06/apple-shed-strikes-win-recognition-fight-goes
Excellent general resource, for immigrant health/labor perspective:
The Stand, from the WA State Labor Council
https://www.thestand.org – daily section on Covid-19
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