Florida farmworkers brace for more needless tragedy after state fails to protect them and a scorching summer looms



McNeill Labor Management employees planting cane in the muck soil in Belle Glade. The company was fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in April for allegedly exposing workers to the hazards of high ambient heat. Photo: McNeill Labor Management

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org

Gov. Ron DeSantis made news last week by enshrining climate change denial in state law, just as 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record with a predictably hyperactive hurricane season.

The state’s two million outdoor workers can only brace for more senseless tragedy. An extensive  effort to protect them from heat-related conditions that cause illness and death failed spectacularly this year when legislators stepped up instead to pass a law that bars municipalities from creating their own safeguards.


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