farmworker justice

11 posts

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

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

Florida outdoor workers vow to continue heat protection fight after DeSantis ban

Florida farmworkers and workers’ rights advocates refuse to back down in their fight for stronger labor protections despite the governor’s push to block local governments from passing safeguards. Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 433, which prevents local governments from requiring heat exposure protections for workers.

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

There’s a lot we don’t know about farmworker deaths

At least two farmworkers died from heat stress this summer in North Carolina, and rumors of other deaths swirled, sparking questions about what happens when migrant workers die working in American fields

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18 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Miami-Dade nears final approval for nation’s first county-wide heat standard for outdoor workers

The heat standard includes a heat exposure safety program for workers

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

The anti-Indigenous use of commercial tobacco harms the planet and its people

The industrialization of tobacco in the U.S. encompasses colonization, slavery, and its latest victim: migrant farmworkers

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

‘There is slavery in the fields of North Carolina’

There is an unbroken line from the economic conditions developed to protect chattel slavery to the legal structures that allow for the abuse and exploitation of migrant farmworkers today

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5 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

Support for farmworkers is an essential part of climate change policy

Farmworkers in California are losing income due to drought and extreme weather but have little support from the state

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7 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Vermont dairy farmers are calling on Hannaford Supermarkets to join the Milk with Dignity program

Faced with grueling hours, wage theft, and dangerous working conditions, dairy farmers are fighting for better pay, labor rights, and worker protections

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

This summer, rising temperatures cause concern for agricultural workers

“Every year it gets hotter.”

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3 Min
By: Yesica Balderrama

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