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Despite massive national and international opposition, the UK Government is pushing ahead with its plans to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) which sets minimum pay and conditions for farmworkers. The existence of the Agricultural Wages Board ensures that agricultural … Read more Take action to support farmworkers in the UK

Farmworker Justice believes immigration reform must present an opportunity for farmworkers to improve their wages and working conditions, which will in turn attract and retain workers, stabilizing the workforce. For today’s and tomorrow’s farmworkers, an accessible roadmap to immigration status … Read more Farmworker Immigration Update 4/8/2013

A group of Florida immigrant organizations, including the Farmworker Association of Florida, traveled from Florida to Washington, DC, last week, arriving in time for President Obama’s inauguration. The following article in the Washington Post describes the Forward With Your Promise … Read more Farmworkers travel to DC to keep spotlight on immigration

Momentum to pass comprehensive immigration reform continues to build. The White House has hinted that President Obama’s State of the Union Address may outline his immigration proposal. An increasing number of Senators and Representatives are speaking about reaching a compromise. … Read more Farmworker Justice Immigration Update

Farmworker Justice commends the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s declaration of its commitment to fighting for comprehensive immigration reform as demonstrated through its announced principles. In One Nation: Principles on Immigration Reform and Our Commitment to the American Dream, the CHC promises … Read more Farmworker Justice Applauds the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Principles

Farmworker Justice congratulates Librada Paz for her receipt of the 2012 RFK Human Rights Award and the tremendous advocacy she does on behalf of farmworkers in NY to achieve equal protection under the law. Today’s award ceremony featured great speeches … Read more Congratulations to Librada Paz on RFK Human Rights Award

The new US Government Accountability Office report, “H-2A Visa Program: Modernization and Improved Guidance Could Reduce Employer Application Burden,” stresses the need for the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “improve the customer experience;” … Read more GAO Study on H-2A Visa Program Forgot Farmworkers

More on Growers Calls for Agricultural Guestworker Programs Last week there was an increased number of articles on labor shortages and calls for new guestworker programs. A Time magazine article ridiculously claimed that farm operations nationwide can’t find workers despite … Read more Farmworkers in the News: Sept 17-21

In the last few weeks, media coverage of agriculture has demonstrated the continued call by growers and politicians, including in the 2012 Republican Party Platform, for a new guestworker program or streamlining the existing H-2A temporary agricultural guestworker program to … Read more Media Round-Up: Continued Calls for Guestworker Programs

More on Growers’ Allegations of Labor Shortages –Many news stories in the last few weeks have reported on growers’ fears of labor shortages and  an array of possible causes, including immigration enforcement and growers’ unwillingness to pay sufficient wages to … Read more Farmworkers in the News- August 13, 2012