Farmworkers and Pesticides

Date
1982-02-01
Creator: Canadian Farmworkers' Union
Description

Two CFU reps traveled to Toronto hearings March 10, 1982 to present at the federal task force reviewing Captan and IBT pesticides. An excellent summary of farmworkers and pesticide exposure, including lack of regulations for protective clothing, posting signs in the fields. Lack of knowledge on pesticide poisoning, training for pesticide storage and handling, and dangers of pesticides, etc.

Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Okanagan
Ontario
California
Keywords
Briefs and Reports
farm workers
farmworkers
Labour Laws
unemployment insurance
employment standards
Child Labour
Accidents and Deaths
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
Women's issues
racism
Discrimination
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
EPH0435
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