The Heat

The Heat


COVID-19: Migrant farmworkers ‘essential’ but unsafe in U.S.

April 22, 2020

Migrant farmworkers are deemed 'essential' in the U.S. to keep the economy going - and food on the table. But conditions at farms create great risk for catching and spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants to cut their pay. Leydy Rangel of United Farm Workers Foundation joins us to discuss the lack of safety - and justice - for America’s migrant farmers.