Maryam Jameel
I’m an engagement reporter focused on workers’ rights, immigration and the federal government.
Need to Get in Touch?
I’m working on ProPublica’s initiative to gather tips from federal workers across agencies. If you have ideas on how we can engage better, reach out. I’m also interested in workplace safety, OSHA and disability rights.
What I Cover
I am an engagement reporter focused on issues related to workers’ rights, immigration and the federal government.
My Background
I’ve been an engagement reporter focused on community-fueled investigations at ProPublica since 2019. Most recently, I co-reported a series about the injuries and deaths of immigrant farmworkers employed in Wisconsin’s dairy industry. I’ve also worked on stories about immigration, food safety, health equity and the U.S. Postal Service in my time here.
I was previously at the Center for Public Integrity, another investigative nonprofit, where I became passionate about the impact of work on health. Much of my reporting there focused on occupational safety and its intersection with policy. Among other topics, I reported on employment discrimination, the harm caused to construction workers by silica exposure, workers dying of heat stress and pregnant mothers exposed to lead.
I am based in Washington, D.C., and I speak Spanish.
Tragedia en una granja lechera
La verdadera historia del niño nicaragüense que murió en un rancho en Wisconsin, y cómo las autoridades se equivocaron al culpar a su padre.
Kidney Failure, Emergency Rooms and Medical Debt. The Unseen Costs of Food Poisoning.
A salmonella outbreak sickened more than 60 people at a funeral reception in Texas. Two years later, some of them are still coping with the financial and medical consequences.
Your Free-Range Organic Chicken May Have Been Processed at a Large Industrial Poultry Plant
To help us make sense of the opaque poultry supply chain, hundreds of ProPublica readers sent in details about their chickens and turkeys. Here’s what we learned.
“Get This Thing Out of My Chest”
A life-sustaining heart pump was taken off the market after years of problems and FDA inaction. Thousands of people are now stuck with it embedded in their hearts.
Tell Us About Your Experience With Life-Sustaining Medical Devices
Do you or someone you know have a pacemaker, defibrillator, implanted prosthetic, or other lifesaving device? Do you work with or in the medical device industry? Help us report.
A Postal Worker Begged for Stronger COVID-19 Protections. She Ended Up Spending Six Weeks in the Hospital.
The limited response to postal workers’ repeated appeals for help provides a window into the failures of two federal agencies: the Postal Service, which is one of the country’s largest employers, and OSHA, which is supposed to protect workers.
Barreras falsas: estas cosas no deberían impedirle vacunarse contra COVID-19
Se supone que las vacunas contra el coronavirus son gratuitas y están disponibles para todos en Estados Unidos, independientemente de su seguro o de su situación migratoria. Para algunos, no ha sido así.
False Barriers: These Things Should Not Prevent You From Getting a COVID Vaccine
Vaccinations for the coronavirus are supposed to be free and available to all Americans regardless of insurance or immigration status. For some, that isn’t how it has been playing out. Here are common false barriers to look out for.
Ayúdenos con nuestros reportajes sobre la vacuna contra COVID-19
El desarrollo y la distribución de una vacuna afectará a todos los habitantes del planeta. Ayúdenos a identificar historias importantes para poder contarlas.
Cómo se incorpora la inequidad en el sistema de vacunación de Estados Unidos
Las personas que reúnen los requisitos para recibir la vacuna contra el coronavirus nos dicen que se están topando con barreras que están diseñadas en los mismos sistemas destinados a atender a las personas con mayor riesgo de morir por la enfermedad. Tenemos previsto continuar el seguimiento de estos obstáculos.