2014
DOI: 10.5032/jae.2014.03072
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Evaluating Extension-Based Adult Education for Agricultural Labor Supervisors

Abstract: Educating farm labor supervisors about the regulations that govern agricultural operations and employment is critical to reducing unintentional violations of workplace safety and labor laws. Cooperative Extension can provide the training needed to professionalize this vital and diverse workforce. One challenge to providing adult education to a wide-ranging audience of labor contractors, crew leaders, and farm managers is implementing a program that meets varied needs and expectations and adapts to linguistic a… Show more

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“…Studies in the past have emphasized the impacts of harmful managerial practices, supervisory control, and workplace hierarchies on the health of farmworkers [62,63,65]. Several studies suggest that providing supervisors with knowledge about safety, labor policies, and worker rights can improve workplace safety for farmworkers [66]. However, the findings of this study show that the organizational role of the mayordomo primarily serves to implement employer priorities regardless of the impact on worker health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 68%
“…Studies in the past have emphasized the impacts of harmful managerial practices, supervisory control, and workplace hierarchies on the health of farmworkers [62,63,65]. Several studies suggest that providing supervisors with knowledge about safety, labor policies, and worker rights can improve workplace safety for farmworkers [66]. However, the findings of this study show that the organizational role of the mayordomo primarily serves to implement employer priorities regardless of the impact on worker health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 68%