“They Talk Like That, But We Keep Working”: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Experiences Among Mexican Indigenous Farmworker Women in Oregon

Murphy, Jeanne; Samples, Julie; Morales, Mavel; Shadbeh, Nargess

doi:10.1007/s10903-014-9992-z

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“…However, we were surprised to see that the occupational risk factors of years in agricultural work and payment method were associated with AKI in women in our sample. Studies of women's experiences in agricultural work have documented the risk of sexual harassment or assault, which often occurs around bathroom facilities 45 46. Women may tend to limit drinking or eating during their work shift to reduce their need to use these facilities, or may delay trips to the bathroom during the work day out of fear for their safety.…”

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Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers

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Background Agricultural work can expose workers to increased risk of heat strain and volume depletion due to repeated exposures to high ambient temperatures, arduous physical exertion and limited rehydration. These risk factors may result in acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods We estimated AKI cumulative incidence in a convenience sample of 283 agricultural workers based on elevations of serum creatinine between preshift and postshift blood samples. Heat strain was assessed based on changes in core body temperature and heart rate. Volume depletion was assessed using changes in body mass over the work shift. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations of AKI with traditional risk factors (age, diabetes, hypertension and history of kidney disease) as well as with occupational risk factors (years in farm work, method of payment and farm task). Results 35 participants were characterised with incident AKI over the course of a work shift (12.3%). Workers who experienced heat strain had increased adjusted odds of AKI (1.34, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.74). Piece rate work was associated with 4.24 odds of AKI (95% CI 1.56 to 11.52). Females paid by the piece had 102.81 adjusted odds of AKI (95% CI 7.32 to 1443.20). Discussion Heat strain and piece rate work are associated with incident AKI after a single shift of agricultural work, though gender differences exist. Modifications to payment structures may help prevent AKI.

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Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers

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“…Diverse Mexican Indigenous populations are one of the fastest growing im/migrant communities in the United States. California has the largest population of Indigenous Mexicans in the United States, but Indigenous Mexicans continue to migrate in large numbers to states like Nevada, Oregon, Texas and New York (Murillo and Cerda 2004;Murphy et al 2014;Hester 2015).…”

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“…Much of the existing literature on Mexican Indigenous im/migrants focuses on the migration of male adults, including their adaptation to and reception from the receiving society (Fox and Rivera-Salgado 2004;Cornelius et al 2007) and adult transnational networks and identities (Kearney 2000;Stephen 2001). More recent work has documented Mexican Indigenous migrant farmworkers' health and experiences of discrimination (Holmes 2013;Murphy et al 2014) as well as health disparities and cultural competency Hester 2015). Relatively little research has focused on the migration experiences of children and families of Mexican Indigenous origin in the United States (Pérez-Rendón 2011; CornejoPortugal and Fortuny Loret de Mola 2012), and even less has focused on their cultural adaptation (Sanchez and Machado-Casas 2009;Casanova 2011) and language socialization (Velasco 2010).…”

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Ecologies of adaptation for Mexican Indigenous im/migrant children and families in the United States: Implications for Latino studies

2016

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Mexican Indigenous im/migrants are a growing community made invisible at the margins of multiple racial, cultural and linguistic spaces in Mexico and the United States. This article addresses the need for a nuanced understanding of the adaptation of Mexican Indigenous im/migrant children and families that encourages Indigenous communities' cultural and linguistic knowledge to be recognized and valued, rather than silenced and stigmatized. We critically examine the existing literature on the adaptation of Mexican Indigenous im/migrants in the United States from the perspective of socioecological systems theory, incorporating insights from the theory but also pointing out its limitations for understanding Mexican Indigenous identities and experiences in diaspora. We propose integrating language-ecological approaches to provide a more complete picture of Indigenous ecologies of adaptation in the United States. We conclude that it is critical to expand research on Mexican Indigenous im/migrant adaptation within the field of Latino studies and identify possible directions for future research.

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“…5 A later study of women farmworkers in Oregon also found that WSH was widespread among both Spanish- and indigenous language–speaking farmworkers. 23 However, factors contributing to WSH in this industry and key prevention opportunities remain understudied.…”

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Breaking the Silence: Sexual Harassment of Mexican Women Farmworkers

Kim

Vásquez

Torres

et al. 2016

Journal of Agromedicine

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The purpose of this study was to understand Mexican women farmworkers’ perceptions of workplace sexual harassment, its related factors and consequences, and potential points of intervention. This community-based participatory research study conducted focus groups with 20 women farmworkers in rural Washington. Four coders analyzed and gleaned interpretations from verbatim transcripts. Three main themes were identified. It was learned that women farmworkers: (1) frequently experienced both quid pro quo and hostile work environment forms of sexual harassment; (2) faced employment and health consequences due to the harassment; and (3) felt that both individual-and industry-level changes could prevent the harassment. Based on these findings, the authors identified three sets of risk factors contributing to workplace sexual harassment and recommend using a multilevel approach to prevent future harassment in the agriculture industry.

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“They Talk Like That, But We Keep Working”: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Experiences Among Mexican Indigenous Farmworker Women in Oregon

Cited by 37 publications

References 5 publications

Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers

Heat strain, volume depletion and kidney function in California agricultural workers

Ecologies of adaptation for Mexican Indigenous im/migrant children and families in the United States: Implications for Latino studies

Breaking the Silence: Sexual Harassment of Mexican Women Farmworkers

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