Webinar on Vulnerable and Essential - Migrant Farmworkers, Wildfires and COVID-19.
Channel: IOM - UN Migration
Date: 2020-10-09

A conversation on the specific patterns of vulnerability of migrant farmworkers in wildfires, COVID19 and other disasters and on measures that can help improve inclusive communication, assistance and engagement to reduce risks. The webinar, hosted by IOM, includes interventions by Dr. Michael Méndez (University of California, Irvine), Lucas Zucker (Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE),  Genevieve Flores-Haro ( Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project),  Karen Baker ( Listos California and Cal OES) and Justin Knighten ( Listos California and Cal OES).