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preus <br /> '�.G r��r'� .,rr i.%rilr . <br /> Video Facts Sheet <br /> Have you wondered who picks all the fruits and vegetables you eat daily? <br /> • They are called Seasonal and Migrant farmworkers who make Indiana their temporary home. They live <br /> in just about every county in Indiana <br /> • Workers are up at time from 4:00 am working field to field, finishing the day many times after 10:00 pm <br /> • Proteus has trained over 4,000 farmworkers in Indiana in Pesticide and Heat Stress <br /> • EPA estimates 300,000 farmworkers are poisoned by pesticides each year <br /> • The health status of a migrant farmworker is the same standard for most third world nations <br /> • The agricultural industry is one of the highest worker fatality rates. <br /> • Farmworkers work under the suns harsh and hot rays 10 to 12 hours a day often with little access to <br /> shade or water <br /> • There are over 3 million seasonal and migrant farmworkers in the United States <br /> • Average annual income for a farmworker is $11,000. For a family of 4 it averages $16,000 <br /> • Barriers to receive healthcare is lack of transportation, cost, no translation services or limited and <br /> frequent relocations <br /> • 53% of farmworkers children have unmet medical needs <br /> • They continue to be the lowest paid, least protected, and unhealthiest workers in the United States <br />