Amy Tamayo, J.D., National Policy and Advocacy Director at Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc.

Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that children as young as nine years of age work in agriculture in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Amy Tamayo, J.D., National Policy and Advocacy Director at Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc. Tamayo describes her work in which she advocates for farmworker women to advance immigration, environmental justice, and workers' rights policies. She discusses specific farmworkers’ working conditions, including heat stress and pesticide exposure.
Related website: Farmworker Justice: https://www.farmworkerjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Reproductive-Health-Effects-of-Pesticide-Exposure.pdf
Elizabeth Jaime testimonial: https://www.alianzanacionaldecampesinas.org/elizabeth-jaime-profile
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/selected-list-pending-and-resolved-cases-involving-farmworkers-1999-present