October 2020

Summary

Congress 

• IFMA23 - Welcome
• International Day of Rural Women
• Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders ( MSD’S) among Farmers in Ireland - Webinar

Publications

• Viewpoint: The future of work in agri-food 
• Agricultural Workforce Crisis in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Razor’s Edge of “Essential” Labor in Food and Agriculture
• Young People’s Perceptions about the Difficulties of Entrepreneurship and Developing Rural Properties in Family Agriculture
• Suicide in Spanish Farmers in Two Geographical Areas with Differing Rates of Pesticide Use
• “It’s Wrong because It Could Be My Sister, Wife, or Mother”: Workplace Sexual Harassment among Men and Women Farmworkers in USA and Mexico
• Measurement of the Income Difference of Rural Residents in Peri-Urbanized Areas and Its Influencing Factors: Evidence from Nanhai, Foshan, China
• Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia
• Entry into and Escape from Poverty: The Role of Female Labor Supply in Rural India
• Gender equity, labor rights, and women’s empowerment: lessons from Fairtrade certification in Ecuador flower plantations
• The rise of robots and the fall of routine jobs
• Horticulture in Queensland Australia, COVID-19 Response. It Hasn’t All Been Bad on Reflection
• Work-related Symptoms and Asthma among Fish Processing Workers
• Automatic milking systems and farmer wellbeing–exploring the effects of automation and digitalization in dairy farming
• Farmers’ health and social insurance perceptions – A case study from a remote rural region in Greece
• Fundamental principles and rights at work: Issue paper on COVID-19 and fundamental principles and rights at work
• How does international migration impact on rural areas in developing countries? A systematic review
• Changing Structure of Rural Employment in Bihar: Issues and Challenges