They and their children work backbreaking hours in all kinds of weather. in fields sprayed with dangerous pesticides. on and near farm machinery that can chop off a leg or a hand in a flash. Agriculture is the third most dangerous industry in the United States. And the attitude of many farmers toward the health. safety. and welfare of their workers is one of utter indifference. That is a harsh statement. but no one who has seenas I havethe conditions under which many farmworkers. and particularly migrant farmworkers. must live and work can doubt its truth. The recent Washington Post series investigating the living conditions of farmworkers within 2 hours of Washington. D.C.. should shock the conscience of every Member of the House.