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Farmworkers Are Among Those at Highest Risk for COVID-19, Studies Show
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ANSWER QUESTIONS:
1] What is an “essential worker?” Examples? What is the life of agricultural workers like during the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the safety measures being taken by the companies?
2] How do the farmworkers protect themselves from contracting COVID? Who was Dr. Cuevas? What did he do for the workers?
WARNING: THERE ARE DISTURBING IMAGES OF ANIMAL ABUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEGMENT ON THE MEATPACKING INDUSTRY
3] What is it like to work in a meatpacking plant? What kind of safety measures are being taken in these food processing factories? What does the UFCW labor union official say about the factories and the workers?
4] What was the purpose and effect of the Executive Order signed by President Trump on the meatpacking industry? What is the official position of OSHA on workplace safety measures? What could they/Trump Administration do if they wanted to?
5] Describe the situation that was secretly videotaped at Taylor Farms when cases of Covid showed up.
6] What did Governor Newsom have to say about the situation in California? What does the epidemiological research on the spread of Covid-19 in California reveal?