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INTERNATIONAL HISPANIC WORKERS’ HEALTH ISSUES

Agricultural

Manufacturing

Informal sectors (informal and formal including all others)

Construction

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IDEAS ON ISSUES I Informal economies make up over 60 % of

some S.A. countries

Informal “sector” is not a sector

Discrimination in access to jobs for women because of child bearing - then lack of norm to support them once working

Pesticides - cross borders - also has implications for reproduction

Research infrastructure is being developed for cross-border health issues - what is being done to collect data (obstacles to research - permits)

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IDEAS ON ISSUES II

Education and lack of knowledge on the part of workers - “right to know”

Lack of sewage treatment plants - lack of water

Mental Health

Aging workers

Border issues

Impact of political instability and corruption onhealth (importance of transparency)

Impact of education on health

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IDEAS ON ISSUES III

Lead and heavy metals along the border > effect onchildren

Water, air contamination are major issues in S.A.

Cross-border trucking

Transportation is #1 cause of occup. deaths in US(probably in S.A. too)

Immigration/migration

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CRITERIA FOR RANKING

Affects more than a few countries

Creates an economic impact

Is occupational-oriented

Is forward looking (not yet focused on)

Follow the money!

Local impact

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NOVEMBER MEETING IDEAS

What outcomes for 2002?

What follow up from 2000?

Regional sessions

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NEXT STEPS? Transcription of flip charts

Engage other federal and private support

Send out request for contacts

Develop a media plan

Decide on position papers, fact sheets, commissioned papers

Set a meeting date for this group to followregional sessions Nov. 8th at EPA (tentative)

Resolutions?