Stronger protections needed for farmworkers as pandemic stretches into second year, argue researchers
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Farmworkers face serious occupational risks that the pandemic has only exacerbated, and better policies are needed to protect them from exposure to heat, chemicals, and Covid-19, say two new related reports on social and health conditions in the sector.