migrant farmworkers

Every year, tens of thousands of seasonal farmworkers come from abroad to work in North Carolina, harvesting everything from tobacco to sweet potatoes. But this year, those migrant workers returned to do the same work for less pay.

North Carolina is home to more than 150,000 farmworkers — but only one in five have health care.

Health care providers that cater services to seasonal and migrant farmworkers in western North Carolina are increasingly turning their attention to mental…

Migrant farmworkers in rural areas face a lot of pressure — from language barriers to geographic isolation to the current political climate surrounding…