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(Washington, D.C.) – On September 7, 2021, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced that $700 million would be made available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) program to assist farmworkers and food processing (including meatpacking) workers with COVID-19 related … Read more USDA Announced $700 Million in Grant Funding for Farm and Farm Workers Impacted by COVID-19

MEDIA ALERT – LOS ANGELES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Tuesday, September 14, 2021  – LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, DTLA WHAT:  Farmworker Justice Awards – Los Angeles. To kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrities and Latino community VIPs turn out … Read more CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS TURN OUT FOR FARMWORKER JUSTICE – LOS ANGELES AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS AND HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

Farmworker Justice applauds the House of Representatives for voting today to approve a budget resolution that includes $105 billion to establish a legalization program for undocumented immigrant farmworkers, other essential workers, Dreamers, and TPS holders through budget reconciliation.  Budget reconciliation … Read more Congress Moves Toward Immigration Reform Through Budget Reconciliation

(Washington, D.C.) – On August 18, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ban on all  use in agricultural production of food of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that has been documented to negatively impact the health of farmworkers and have … Read more EPA Bans Agricultural Uses of Chlorpyrifos in Historic Win for Farmworker Safety

(Washington, D.C.) – 08/02/21 – Last week, the Biden Administration made the alarming announcement that it intends to expand temporary foreign worker programs as part of its effort to address the humanitarian crisis in Central America. The Administration’s reliance on … Read more Farmworker Justice Statement Opposing Administration Plans to Expand Temporary Foreign Worker Programs to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Central America

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack and a panel of farm industry and farmworker leaders to discuss the urgent need for agricultural immigration reform. During the hearing entitled “Immigrant Farmworkers are … Read more Senate Judiciary Committee Convenes Hearing on the Essential Role of Immigrant Farmworkers

(Washington, D.C.) – Fifty two years ago this month, during the Stonewall Riots, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two transgender activists, among others, bravely took a stand against police violence and harassment of the LGBTQIA+ community. Pride gatherings are … Read more Statement: Farmworker Justice stands with the LGBTQIA+ community

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled “From Excluded to Essential: Tracing the Racist Exclusion of Farmworkers, Domestic Workers, and Tipped Workers from the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Farmworker … Read more Statement: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Holds Hearing on Farmworker Exclusions in the Fair Labor Standards Act

(Washington, D.C.) – Tonight, President Biden called upon Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, including pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and, in particular, farmworkers. Farmworker Justice supports and is advocating for such reform. “Congress needs to overcome the scapegoating … Read more Biden reinforces commitment to overhauling immigration system

(Washington, D.C.) – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have introduced their respective versions of legislation to protect workers from excessive heat exposure. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Alma Adams (D-NC) … Read more Farmworker allies in Congress introduce heat stress legislation to protect farmworkers