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• Farm Workers in the Wine Industry
• Farm Workers in the Wine Industry - National
• Farm Workers in the Wine Industry - Washington State

Scope of the Problem  factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future

• Farmworkers are not covered under the Food Quality Protection Act which bans domestic use of pesticides but not agricultural use
• Farmworkers are exempt from the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act which prevents them from accessing overtime pay
• Vineyard owners have a higher profit margin than traditional crop growers because wine adds a built-in value-added commodity
• Vineyard farmworkers are disproportionately affected by pesticide exposure because of the wide use of sulphur in grape production^[1]

Past Policy  key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.

• UFW 

Current Policy  summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding

Key Organizations/Individuals   contacts for public and private organizations and key individuals

• Government
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• Non-Profit - Service Providing
  • Washington State Farmworkers Housing Trust
• Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
  • Washington Grower's League
  • Washington State Farm Bureau
  • United Farm Workers
  • Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance
• Foundation
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• Other
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Bibliography   web sites, reports, articles, and other reference material 

Footnotes

1. Reeves, Margaret, Pesticide Action Network, Anne Katten, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Martha Guzman, United Farmworkers of America. 2002. Field of Poison 2002: California Farmworkers and Pesticides. UFW (accessed September 21, 2009) ▲