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Farmworkers who face extreme heat fear retaliation or deportation if they complain, says nurse

July 21, 2021Human rights

Farmworkers are 35 times more likely to die from a heat-related death than other occupations. Roxana Chicas, a nurse and assistant professor at Emory University School of Nursing in Georgia, told The World’s host Marco Werman that more needs to be done to protect farmworkers’ rights.

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