Environmental justice and farm labor / / Rebecca E. Berkey

• Autore: Berkey Rebecca E.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 331.7/630973; 331.7630973
• Soggetto topico: Environmental justice - United States; Agricultural laborers - United States - Social conditions; Farmers - United States - Social conditions
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Environmental justice and framing labor in agriculture as a justice issue -- 2. Justice issues facing laborers in agriculture -- 3. A brief history and impact of policy on laborers in U.S. agriculture -- 4. Case study in conventional agriculture : the Farmworker Association of Florida -- 5. Case study in organic agriculture : the Northeast Organic Farming Association -- 6. The current landscape of change : fighting for justice for agricultural labor.
• Sommario/riassunto: Utilizing a model derived from literature on environmental justice overlaid with multiple scales of agriculture, Environmental Justice and Farm Labor provides key insights about laborers in agriculture in the United States. It addresses three main topics: (1) justice-related issues facing farmers and laborers on farms; (2) how history and policy have impacted them; and (3) the opportunities and leverage points for change in improving justice outcomes. It explores who labors in US agriculture and the justice-related issues facing these workers, including occupational injury and illness, lack of access to healthcare, substandard housing, hunger, low wages, issues pertaining to immigration, and the inability to organize. In addition, it assesses the impacts of labor safety, immigration and international policy, and in particular the effects of organic and fair trade certification. Two detailed case studies, one based on conventional agriculture in Florida and the other on organic agriculture in the Northeast, highlight the interrelated but unique challenges facing those who labor in the different sectors of this complex agricultural system. Finally, it touches on justice claims and the role of grassroots activism in improving justice outcomes by highlighting organizations operating at multiple scales to contribute to the livelihood of farmers and laborers in the different areas of agriculture.
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental justice and farm labor
• ISBN: 1-315-64599-8; 1-317-29367-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910165040903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Earthscan food and agriculture.