garcia tells me, coworkers told her lopez garcia felt unwell in the middle of the work day. and gave him water. initially he said he felt better, but when they came back to check on him, lopez garcia was found lifeless near his lunchbox. a vigil was held for him this week as activists demand change. >> these farm workers are out there working six, seven -- almost seven days a week. >> reporter: currently just five states mandate heat safety protocols fork workers. and while osha does have federal heat standards, there is no federal heat standard. according to a study by national institutes of health, farm workers are 30 times more likely to die of heat exposure. construction workers have 13 times the risk. for the first time, the miami-dade county commission has advanced legislation that will finally require these workers get regular relief from brutal heat. among the proposed, a ten-minute water break. heat safety training for supervisors, a $3,000 fine per violation per day to companies that don't comply. >> it's not enough, water, shade, breaks. we shouldn't have to be pa

garcia tells me co-workers told her lopez garcia felt unwell in the middle of the workday.m in the shade and gave him water. initially he said he felt better. but when they came back to check on him, lopez garcia was found lifeless near his lunchbox. a vigil was held for him this week as activists demand change. >> these farm workers are out there from sunrise to sunset, even past hours working five, six, seven days, almost seven days a week. >> reporter: currently just five states mandate heat safety protocols for workers. and while osha does have recommendations, there is no federal heat standard. yet according to a study by the national institutes of health, farm workers are 35 times more likely to die of heat exposure than workers in other industries. construction workers have 13 times the risk. for the first time the miami-dade county commission has advanced legislation that will finally require these workers get some regular relief from this brutal heat. among the proposed protections, a ten-minute break and water every two hours when the heat index hits 90 degrees. h

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iris lopez in garcia, who are accepting this award for calma. to hit my sprint on it. thank you so much. collective action for laborers, migrants and asylum seekers has always been a volunteer based mutual aid group , assisting people in navigating the complexities of the immigration systems. through the years we have seen stay true to our grassroots communities and organizing by supporting the bay area, migrant community through this work, we are fulfilled and also angered. we hope that one day mutual aid groups like us won't be necessary as these groups would be accepted and aided by local government. every single one of us is involved with karma because we believe that migration is beautiful. powerful and a part of the human experience that everyone has the right to live freely and safely in any community. sorry um, as a migrant's rights organization, we do not condone or support the intimidation, incarceration and neglect of migrants, the house lists and other marginalized communities in san francisco and beyond. as an example of the impact we can make. when we wer

iris lopez in garcia, who are accepting this award for calma. to hit my sprint on it.ities and organizing by supporting the bay area, migrant community through this work, we are fulfilled and also angered. we hope that one day mutual aid groups like us won't be necessary as these groups would be accepted and aided by local government. every single one of us is involved with karma because we believe that migration is beautiful. powerful and a part of the human experience that everyone has the right to live freely and safely in any community. sorry um, as a migrant's rights organization, we do not condone or support the intimidation, incarceration and neglect of migrants, the house lists and other marginalized communities in san francisco and beyond. as an example of the impact we can make. when we were together. it was a mission we believe in thank you for the honor of this award is with pleasure that we accept. justice for bingo brown for keita, o'neil and all the lives that have been stolen. so you. our next award is for another amazing organization that has been a gr