Farm laborers are usually drawn from the poorly educated
local rural population and migrant minorities from neighboring
countries.
Some farms provide decent healthcare and school services
for their workers through the state’s farm workers health plan
and state school funding. Others provide none. Farm health
workers trained by the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
and employed by the farm provide limited services at health
centers. These include treatment of minor ailments, such as
headaches, toothaches, minor cuts and wounds, and animal
and insect bites. Some farm health workers are also trained as