U.S. Department of Labor Enforcement in Agriculture: More Must be Done to Protect Farmworkers

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This 2015 report analyzes the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) statistics on its enforcement of the minimum wage and other basic labor protections applicable to agricultural workers on farms, ranches, and dairies. Widespread violations of the minimum wage and other wage-hour laws in agriculture harm farmworkers, as well as the many law-abiding businesses suffering competitive disadvantage caused … Read more U.S. Department of Labor Enforcement in Agriculture: More Must be Done to Protect Farmworkers

Beneath the Pines

Beneath the Pines

Report written by the The Southern Poverty Law Center's Immigrant Justice Project which tells the stories of migrant pine tree workers.

Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles of Migrant Worker Women in the Maryland Crab Industry

Picked Apart The Hidden Struggles of Migrant Worker Women in the Maryland Crab Industry

American University's Washington College of Law and the Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (Center for Migrant Rights) report on the lives of H-2B guestworkers in the Maryland crab industry. It is an excellent resource with lots of detailed information about housing conditions, common workplace injuries and sexual harassment. It also contains information on illegal … Read more Picked Apart: The Hidden Struggles of Migrant Worker Women in the Maryland Crab Industry