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U.S. Department of Labor Enforcement in Agriculture: More Must be Done to Protect Farmworkers
This 2015 report analyzes the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) statistics on its enforcement of the minimum wage and other basic labor … Read more U.S. Department of Labor Enforcement in Agriculture: More Must be Done to Protect Farmworkers
The Vital Importance of Oversight of the International Labor Recruitment System
Farmworker Justice and United Farm Workers (UFW) fact sheet on importance of oversight of international labor recruitment. Applauds provisions regulating international recruitment … Read more The Vital Importance of Oversight of the International Labor Recruitment System
ILRWG Summary on Senate Bill Improvements to International Labor Recruitment
International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG) summary of reforms in S. 744 that strengthen protections for workers against international labor … Read more ILRWG Summary on Senate Bill Improvements to International Labor Recruitment
Summary of Agricultural Immigration Stakeholder Agreement: Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers Agree on the Way Forward
Farmworker Justice's summary of the agricultural immigration stakeholder compromise in the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of … Read more Summary of Agricultural Immigration Stakeholder Agreement: Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers Agree on the Way Forward
Farmworkers and Immigration: Priorities for Reform
Summary of immigration reform priorities for improving farmworkers' living and working conditions, within context of comprehensive immigration reform bill of 2013 (S. … Read more Farmworkers and Immigration: Priorities for Reform
Summary of 2015 BARN Act
Summary of "Better Agricultural Resources Now Act" (BARN) Act of 2015, H.R. 2588.
Fact Sheet on the “Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017”
Summary of the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” H.R. 4092, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), which would create the H-2C program, … Read more Fact Sheet on the “Agricultural Guestworker Act of 2017”
Fact Sheet on Immigration Reform and Agriculture
This fact sheet provides an overview of the immigration reform needed for farmworkers and explains why reforms to expand the … Read more Fact Sheet on Immigration Reform and Agriculture
Sign-on Letter to Members of Congress Opposing the Agricultural Guestworker Act and Harmful Changes to the H-2A Program
September 2017 letter from multiple labor and immigrant rights organizations expressing their opposition to Rep. Goodlatte’s Agricultural Guestworker Act, as … Read more Sign-on Letter to Members of Congress Opposing the Agricultural Guestworker Act and Harmful Changes to the H-2A Program
Fact Sheet on the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017”
Summary of the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017,” S. 1040, introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), with … Read more Fact Sheet on the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017”
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- Occupational and Environmental Health
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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)
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Labor
- International Labor Issues
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - DOL Enforcement
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Joint Employer Standard
- Labor Rights for Farmworkers - Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA)
- National Agricultural Workers Survey
- Immigration