On March 24, 2023, Rep. Allen (R-GA), re-introduced the “Better Agricultural Resources Now Act” (BARN), which would amend the H-2A program to remove important government oversight and to slash labor protections that are needed to protect both U.S. workers and guestworkers.
On October 12, 2022, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule amending the regulations of the H-2A temporary agricultural work visa program (the “2022 H-2A Rule”). Farmworker Justice welcomes the 2022 H-2A Rule’s limited improvements to worker protections and the standards that prospective H-2A employers must meet to obtain DOL certification. The … Read more FACT SHEETS: New H-2A Rule Makes Progress on Worker Protections, But Further Reforms Needed
Fact sheet describing frequent violations of workers’ rights and the need for reform in the H-2A visa program.
Farmworker Justice strongly opposes the misleadingly-named “Keep Food Local and AffordableAct of 2021” (S.3134 and H.R.5887), which was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Tillis (R-NC),Boozman (R-AR), Cruz (R-TX) and Cornyn (R-TX) and in the House by Rep. Steube (R-FL).The bill would require the Department of Labor to freeze the required wage rates for the … Read more Fact Sheet: Proposed H-2A Wage Legislation Would Unfairly Cut Farmworker Pay
Series of fact sheets on the Affordable Care Act in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Developed with the Rural Women’s Health Project. Video fact sheets in Mam and Mixteco Alto can be found on our YouTube channel.
This shorter H-2A comment template is for use by immigration organizations.
Fact sheet detailing some of the main changes proposed to the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program by the DOL in 2019.
Letter of opposition to H.R. 1773 (2013) signed by over 200 organizations.
