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Susanna Klassen

@susannaelsie.bsky.social

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Food/climate/justice/labour/organics. Postdoc @ UVic Sociology. Doing farm-ish things in qathet.

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Susanna Klassen @susannaelsie.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our op-ed is out today in @thetyee.ca ! Protecting workers from the risks of extreme heat isn’t a threat to affordable food. It’s key to ensuring food security with hotter summers to come. BC should update its regulations in line with US states taking the lead, like WA, OR & CO.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Aug 6

Farmworkers work long hours in the blistering heat.

Extreme heat can also make crops ripen more quickly, leading employers to pressure workers to harvest more quickly and take fewer breaks, all at the expense of their well-being.

Anelyse Weiler and Susanna Klassen write. 🍇 #bclab

The Economic Case for Better Farmworker Heat Protections in BC | The Tyee

It’s the right thing to do. And it could stabilize your grocery bill.

thetyee.ca

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Jul 24

Looking for a synthesis of climate change impacts on farmworkers?

A new paper from IRES alum Susanna Klassen is out in Current Environmental Health Reports: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Paywalled? Full article here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5a2dd...

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Susanna Klassen @susannaelsie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Climate change definitely endangers human health. Looking for a synthesis of impacts on farmworkers, or analysis of extreme heat protections for farmworkers while on the job? Our paper is out in Current Environmental Health Reports (DM me for a version that isn’t behind a paywall)

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Extreme Heat Hits Different Under Climate Change: A Review of Risks and Legal Protections for Agricultural Workers in Canada and the United States

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Susanna Klassen @susannaelsie.bsky.social · Sep 28

Many associate organic with sustainability, including social aspects. But as we show in our new paper, organic standards in MX, US & CA only mention social aspects in principle, and they are barely mentioned at all.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#agroecology #sociology #food