farmworkers/doggett-migrant-farmworkers-agtech-surveillance

Quote / Position

“I no longer go to work like when I was 20 years old. My body feels more and more tired. I’m not going to be able to do the same [work], I’m going to have to dedicate myself to other tasks.”

Context

The quote opens the CHI 2024 study and grounds the technology discussion in a worker’s body, health, age, and future work options. It should be paired with the study’s finding that workers want safer, more ergonomic environments and technical skill development opportunities.

Source

Doggett, Olivia; Ratto, Matt; Chandra, Priyank. Migrant Farmworkers’ Experiences of Agricultural Technologies: Implications for Worker Sociality and Desired Change. CHI 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642263

Open author manuscript: https://www.priyankc.com/files/Migrant%20Farmworkers%E2%80%99%20Experiences%20of%20Agricultural%20Technologies.pdf

The participant is anonymised as Miguel in the study.