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Mission
Farmworker Justice
is a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower
migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working
conditions, immigration status, health, occupational safety, and
access to justice. Using a multi-faceted approach,
Farmworker Justice engages in
litigation, administrative and legislative advocacy, training and
technical assistance, coalition-building, public education and support
for union organizing.
Farmworker Justice was founded in 1981
and is based in Washington, D.C.
Farmworker Justice works with farmworkers and
their organizations throughout the nation. In 1996,
Farmworker Justice became a
subsidiary corporation of National Council of La Raza, the nation’s
largest constituency-based Hispanic civil rights organization.
Farmworker Justice
maintains an independent Board of Directors and 501(c)(3) status as a
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"FJF, with whom
I've collaborated for over twenty years, is an effective and
INVALUABLE advocate for migrant farmworkers in the nation's capital."
-- Rep. Howard Berman
(D.-Calif.) |
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“The
Farmworker Justice Fund is very effective in giving farmworkers a
strong voice in the nation’s capital.” --
Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
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Activities and Projects
Farmworker Justice monitors and analyzes decisions by
Congress, the White House, the courts and administrative agencies that
affect farmworkers.
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collaboration with farmworker groups and others,
Farmworker Justice develops
agendas for improving the effectiveness of federal and state
regulation of the agricultural workplace. To
promote the interests of farmworkers,
Farmworker Justice meets with high-level
agency officials, submits written comments on proposed
regulations, and files formal complaints.
When these methods are
inadequate, Farmworker Justice seeks remedies through litigation, media attention
and requests for Congressional investigations or legislation. To
improve the quality of legal representation for farmworkers,
Farmworker Justice
co-sponsors conferences to train lawyers and paralegals about
agricultural employment law; publishes training materials,
scholarly articles, newsletters, alerts and other materials.
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Farmworker Justice provides direct training of
farmworkers on several critical topics including: leadership
development, HIV/AIDS prevention and related issues. Working with
community-based organizations, primarily in the U.S.-Mexico border
region, farmworkers who have been trained by
Farmworker Justice as promotores de
salud (lay health educators) have provided HIV/AIDS prevention
training to thousands of their peers.
Farmworker Justice also has been in Mexico
educating farmworkers about their rights when they are employed in the
U.S. under the H-2A temporary foreign worker program.
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“The
Farmworker Justice Fund is a tremendous resource for keen policy
analysis on issues of importance to farmworkers and their families."
-- Rep. Hilda Solis (Calif.) |
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“FJF is the most
effective voice for farmworkers in the nation's capital, the most
creative innovator of new program and enforcement strategies, and the
most respected resource linking farm labor advocates and service
providers across the nation. It is truly an indispensable
institution, and we are proud that it's part of the NCLR family."
-- Raul Yzaguirre, President, National Council of La Raza |
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“A lean
organization with a very big impact.”
-- Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President and Director of Policy, Economic
Policy Institute
“I volunteer
because I support FJF's cause and appreciate the commitment and
effectiveness of the staff and Board of Directors."
-- James B. Leonard, volunteer attorney |
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