Global Exchange and Farm Workers
Two main points of interest for the Global Exchange are issues dealing with Economic Rights and Human Rights. The economic side of Global Exchange deals with institutions such as the FTAA, WTO, and the World Bank. The human rights aspect deals with human rights of numerous countries including the U.S., which brings me to the point of this discussion. Farm workers are some of hardest working individuals in the world and also are some of the poorest. Not only do the work for low pay, have few breaks during long work days, they also risk their lives handling dangerous chemicals and pesticides. The main reason for this discussion is the fact that farmers do not receive the same health care benefits as other workers in the United States. That is why the Global Exchange is expressing concern with this issue. Hopefully some time in the future this problem will be resolved and farmworkers will get the benefits they deserve.
The article can be seen here.
The article can be seen here.
4 Comments:
At 1:41 PM, Mel1293 said…
I agree that farmers need health care benefits, but I also think the entire health care system needs to examined. I know this is pretty far fetched, but maybe the health care should be treated as a service to people instead of which company can make the most profit.
At 10:35 AM, Sean said…
Without a profit incentive, who would provide the service? Would the government run the service? Would the government run a Health Care system like it runs the Department of Motor Vehicles?
At 2:55 PM, Ben said…
My thoughts exactly Mr. Mulholland...before I ever read your comment. The economy cannot revolve around "free" health benefits. Not only would there be no incentive for those that provide it, but there would be various new disturbing economic and social factors to go along with the "free" or lower cost health benefits. Nothing is free. There is a price for everything. It keeps our world moving.
At 9:44 PM, Stephanie Mc said…
I basically agree with the other comments that have been posted. I do feel that there should be better benefits avaliable for farmers, but I feel that way about a lot of professions. The questions then come up of who is going to pay for this and what other group/profession will be next and also want better healthcare and benefit programs?
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