/news/tags/migrant-farmworkers migrant farmworkers en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:05:36 GMT /news/health-science/2021-01-21/dewine-asks-biden-for-more-covid-19-vaccine-national-strategies The governor lays out where Ohio stands with shot distribution and other pandemic-related issues. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:05:36 GMT /news/health-science/2021-01-21/dewine-asks-biden-for-more-covid-19-vaccine-national-strategies Andy Chow /news/health-science/2020-07-23/ohios-migrant-farmworkers-need-covid-19-protections-advocates-say Local advocates for migrant workers are calling for more protections against the coronavirus on Ohio’s farms. Protective measures like handwashing and social distancing are not possible under farmworkers’ current living conditions, said Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) Managing Attorney Eugenio Mollo. “The close proximity of individuals in overcrowded dwellings is of deep concern, and we need mandates to address this issue,” Mollo said. “In Ohio, many of them are living in employer-provided individual housing units without running water.” Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:11:37 GMT /news/health-science/2020-07-23/ohios-migrant-farmworkers-need-covid-19-protections-advocates-say