department of labor

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She managed to get a temporary farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse and exploitation.

A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program, and when they are granted visas, they report being funneled into non-agricultural labor where they face sexual violence and trafficking

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29 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

A proposed rule would raise wages for disabled workers paid below minimum wage

Advocates urge the public to comment by Jan. 17 on a Department of Labor proposal that would put an end to allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage

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3 Min
By: Ash Peterson

How have recent labor regulations actually affected workers’ wages and protections?

Despite improved benchmarks for worker classification on the state and federal level, corporations usually still come out on top

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7 Min
By: Jennifer Della’Zanna

A farm in rural North Carolina provides a refuge and radical new possibilities for formerly incarcerated women 

Alamance County’s Benevolence Farm provides housing, job skills, and community connections to women leaving prison

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8 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

New protections empower H-2A agricultural workers to organize

Agriculture is rife with labor violations and abuse, but thanks to a new rule going into effect this month, the industry’s most vulnerable migrant H-2A workers now have better protections to organize against unfair treatment from American employers. The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Program allows American employers to bring migrant

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6 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations

An 18-month investigation found that the H-2A visa program—derived from the infamous Bracero Program—is rife with wage theft and exploitation

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43 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

New labor protections for migrant workers ‘a movement win’ 

After years of worker organizing, the Department of Homeland Security has issued guidance to protect immigrants from deportation and other forms of retaliation during labor disputes

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10 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Non-agricultural guest workers see little justice and protection from predatory employers

The Biden Administration is expanding the H-2B visa program despite how workers are essentially modern indentured servants

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8 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero

Immigrant workers want protections from deportation for reporting labor abuse

Advocates say time is of the essence for the Department of Homeland Security to implement the Department of Labor’s new workers’ rights policy

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

It’s past time to celebrate migrant-led labor organizing

For decades, the labor movement has treated undocumented workers as “unorganizable.” Now these workers are doing some of the most innovative labor organizing in the U.S.

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13 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

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