Farm Labor: Alumna Emma Kreyche ’02 of the Worker Justice Center on New York State’s Forgotten “Essential Workers”
Bard alumna Emma Kreyche ’02, director of advocacy, outreach, and education for the Worker Justice Center of New York, spoke with the Public News Service about the vulnerability of farm laborers after an undocumented immigrant became the first farm worker in the state known to have died from Covid-19. Although farm laborers are recognized as essential workers, because they are undocumented they have little job security, often live in group settings with limited access to health care, and, when they do get sick, are fearful of seeking medical care. “The Covid pandemic is really underscoring and highlighting the various systems failures that have played upon this community for many, many years,” says Kreyche.
Post Date: 05-20-2020
Post Date: 05-20-2020