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The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence.
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has struck out a legal loophole allowing employers to pay farm workers exploitative piecemeal rates.
Despite the many jobs on offer, agriculture courses are struggling to attract students. A visionary curriculum is needed that is as exciting, diverse and challenging as the sector itself is becoming.
The demands of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic will make it increasingly difficult for migrant agricultural workers to meet their basic needs.
Making it easier for holidaying backpackers to work on Australian farms will make it harder for Pacific Islanders, and increase exploitation on farms.
A researcher takes a closer look at the millions of unauthorized workers who play an essential role in the U.S. economy – and why they matter.
Every year, migrant workers come to Canada to pick the fruits and vegetables we take for granted. They aren’t paid well and get none of the benefits they pay into. It’s time to treat them fairly.
Top contributors
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Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor Emeritus, Labour Studies and Political Science, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Health Studies, Research Associate, International Migration Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Director of Cornell Farmworker Program, Cornell University
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Climate Scientist and Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Associate Dean (Education), Professor of Biology and Educational Strategy, University of Sydney
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Adjuct Lecturer, Adelaide University
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Professor of Legume Biology, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Windsor
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Professor and Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
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Professor, Sociology, University of Windsor
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Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Soil Science, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria
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Professor of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia