1. Women's health: many women work while pregneant and get exposed to pesticides which can affect the child's health
2. Wage theft
3. Education: Farmworkers don't have equal acess to higher education
4. Pesticides
4.1. can cause health conditions such as cancer & asthma
4.1.1. The harmful health conditions not only cause harm to the farmworkers, but also to the surrounding community.
4.1.1.1. which increases the strain on hospitals and clinics, who cant provide adequate care to folks who may be uninsured
4.1.1.1.1. Health conditions that require doctor visits can also cause finacial problems within families due to hospital/medication bills.
4.2. Orignally chemical weapons of war
4.2.1. used to kill people
4.2.1.1. farmworker lifespans are lower than average
4.3. Causes cancer
4.3.1. despite the detriments pesticides have on human health, they make it easier for food to be grown. mass production & industrialization, as well as a growing population cause a continued and heavier reliance on pesticides
4.4. created from fossil fuels, petroleum, toxic chemicals
4.4.1. contributes to global warming/climate catastrophies
4.4.1.1. pesticides often leach into local water systems
4.4.1.1.1. they also kill off birds and other animals
5. strenuous tasks
5.1. folks are too tired to do anything besides work
5.1.1. Strenuous tasks can also cause more health problems.
5.2. folks use drugs like meth to work harder and faster
6. Climate conditions
6.1. hotter climates makes it harder to grow food, also droughts
6.1.1. hotter climates can cause things such as heat stroke or exhaustion happen to the workers.
6.1.1.1. LEDC's suffer from climate change and climate catastrophes (globally)
7. Long work days
7.1. less time with family and community due to no time off
7.1.1. Most farmworkers are not paid fair enough wages for their long hours.
7.1.1.1. unexperienced, even underage people are looped into the work in order to help sustain the family. this causes young people to miss out on educational and social opportunities, causes stress, and potential health problems
8. Immigration: Most farmworkers in VC are non citizens for Mexico
8.1. easier to exploit migrant labor since it is illegal for undocumented people to work
8.1.1. farmworkers aren't given a voice in the conditions of the workplace and face the risk of losing their job for voicing issues/concerns