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ABSTRACT The association between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease (PD) is substantial, but heterogeneity in methodology and lack of categorization according to the type of exposure and pesticide classes in previous meta‐analyses impair the interpretation of data. This study aims to update evidence of the association between pesticide exposure
Pedro Henrique Passos da Silva +6 more
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Hired Farmworkers in the US: Demographics, Work Organisation, and Services
Objective: Farm work is labor-intensive, physically demanding, and incurs a high risk of injury. The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of farmworkers at increased risk of adverse health outcomes to focus targeted interventions.
Alison Reid +3 more
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Who Pays the Heat Debt? Ethics, Labour, and Governance in a Warming World
ABSTRACT Extreme heat is emerging as one of the most consequential occupational hazards of the 21st century. More than 2.4 billion workers, over 70% of the global labour force, are exposed to excessive heat, with more than 22 million heat‐related occupational injuries and nearly 19,000 deaths each year.
Animesh Ghimire
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Workplace, Household, and Personal Predictors of Pesticide Exposure for Farmworkers [PDF]
In this article we identify factors potentially associated with pesticide exposure among farmworkers, grade the evidence in the peer-reviewed literature for such associations, and propose a minimum set of measures necessary to understand farmworker risk ...
Hovey, Joseph D. +11 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives To characterise implementation reporting completeness of oral health interventions for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) children and caregivers using the RE‐AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance). Methods Six databases (PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library)
I. Awadh +6 more
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Profile of Hired Farmworkers, A 2008 Update [PDF]
Hired farmworkers make up a third of the total agricultural labor force and are critical to U.S. agricultural production, particularly in labor-intensive sectors such as fruits and vegetables.
Kandel, William
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ABSTRACT Pesticide use is expanding rapidly across sub‐Saharan Africa, while regulatory oversight and public protection structures remain weak, leaving smallholder farmers exposed to mounting health and environmental risks. In response, agrochemical industry actors have launched ‘safe use’ initiatives that emphasize training and personal protective ...
Elina Andersson +2 more
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Satire and Silence under Authoritarian Rule: Cotton and Pesticide Perceptions in Tajikistan
ABSTRACT Over the past 70 years, agricultural chemicals have become a mainstay of cotton farming in Central Asia. This growing reliance on agrochemicals has not remained uncontested. This article analyses the politics of pesticides in Soviet and post‐Soviet Tajikistan by examining how, and to what extent, pesticides have featured in graphic satire, an ...
Irna Hofman, Flora Roberts
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Powers and Practices in Labor Standards Enforcement
ABSTRACT Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement ...
Daniel J. Galvin +4 more
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