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DOL H-2A 2024 Final Rule Fact Sheet

The DOL H-2A 2024 Final Rule that contains rulemaking concerning the H-2A program.

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DOL H-2A Regs Fact Sheet

On September 12, 2023, the Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to improve protections for H-2A workers. … Read more DOL H-2A Regs Fact Sheet

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Fact sheet on the Better Agricultural Resources Now (BARN) Act

On March 24, 2023, Rep. Allen (R-GA), re-introduced the “Better Agricultural Resources Now Act” (BARN), which would amend the H-2A … Read more Fact sheet on the Better Agricultural Resources Now (BARN) Act

FACT SHEETS: New H-2A Rule Makes Progress on Worker Protections, But Further Reforms Needed

On October 12, 2022, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule amending the regulations of the H-2A … Read more FACT SHEETS: New H-2A Rule Makes Progress on Worker Protections, But Further Reforms Needed

Fact sheet: Rampant Violations of Workers’ Rights Reveal Flaws of H-2A Visa Program

Fact sheet describing frequent violations of workers’ rights and the need for reform in the H-2A visa program.

Fact Sheet: Proposed H-2A Wage Legislation Would Unfairly Cut Farmworker Pay

Farmworker Justice strongly opposes the misleadingly-named “Keep Food Local and AffordableAct of 2021” (S.3134 and H.R.5887), which was introduced in … Read more Fact Sheet: Proposed H-2A Wage Legislation Would Unfairly Cut Farmworker Pay

Senators Graham & Manchin Introduce Anti-Worker, Anti-Immigrant Bill to Radically Expand the Flawed and Exploitative H-2A Program

Fact Sheet: The “AGRI Act” Would Worsen the H-2A Program’s Exploitative Conditions

On March 19, 2021, Rep. Crawford (R-AR) introduced the “Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative,” or “AGRI Act of 2021,” H.R. … Read more Fact Sheet: The “AGRI Act” Would Worsen the H-2A Program’s Exploitative Conditions

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Fact Sheet: Rep. Yoho’s Guestworker Bill Would Significantly Reduce H-2A Program Protections and Create an Additional Exploitative Program

In March 2020, Rep. Yoho (R-FL) introduced the “Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020,” H.R. 6083. It would … Read more Fact Sheet: Rep. Yoho’s Guestworker Bill Would Significantly Reduce H-2A Program Protections and Create an Additional Exploitative Program

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Congress and the Administration Must Not Cut Farmworkers’ Wages in the H-2A Guestworker Program (May 2020)

This report analyzes the massive wage cuts that would result from proposals being considered in Congress and the Trump administration … Read more Congress and the Administration Must Not Cut Farmworkers’ Wages in the H-2A Guestworker Program (May 2020)

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  • Legislation
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 113th Congress (2013-2014)
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 114th Congress (2015-2016)
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 115th Congress (2017-2018)
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 117th Congress (2021-2022)
      • Legislative Proposals on Agricultural Workers - 118th Congress (2023-2024)