Farmworkers ‘treated as second-class workers again,’ Florida activist says
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out slowly through the country, some groups are getting the vaccine even more slowly than others.
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by bcadmin | Feb 9, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Church in the US, immigrants and refugees, migrant labor, migrants and refugees, News | 0 |
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out slowly through the country, some groups are getting the vaccine even more slowly than others.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Capuchins, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Christians in the Middle East, Church in the Middle East, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, immigrants and refugees, migrant labor, News, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Workers' rights | 0 |
The coronavirus pandemic has hit thousands of foreign workers hard in the glitzy Gulf emirate of Dubai, leaving them jobless and starving. But one of the largest Catholic congregations in the world, found in Dubai, has stepped up as “Good Samaritans” ministering to the needy, and now it hopes to bless even more during this Christmas season.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 19, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Farm workers, migrant labor, Migration and Refugee Services, News, USCCB | 0 |
As those working from home escalated their complaints or jokes on Twitter about Zoom meetings, the United Farm Workers of America offered a reality check March 20 in the form of tweet: “You can’t pick strawberries remotely.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Catholic Charities, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, immigrants and refugees, migrant labor, News, Undocumented immigrants | 0 |
For many immigrants, particularly those without legal documentation, the COVID-19 crisis has added another layer of fear and thrown them into an economic crisis with no safety net.
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