This Issue Brief examines the causes of food insecurity among agricultural workers, describes federal programs intended to address food insecurity, and presents best practices and recommendations to improve food security for agricultural workers
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Issue Brief: The Impact of Language on Health Care Accessibility (June 2022)
This FJ issue brief informs service providers about policies and promising practices to promote language access for LEP patients.
Issue Brief: The Climate Crisis and Its Impact on Farmworkers
Issue brief prepared for FJ’s Environmental Justice Symposium (May 17 & 18th, 2022) addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on farmworkers in the areas of heat stress, pesticide exposure, food security, and water access.
Health Policy Bulletin: Spring 2022
Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on heat stress and heat-related illness.
Fact sheet: Virginia Passes Final COVID-19 Workplace Safety Standard
This fact sheet discusses Virginia’s final and permanent standard to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact Sheet: U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021: A Bill to Protect Workers and Create a Path to Citizenship for 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants
On February 19, 2021, Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Representative Linda Sanchez (DCA) introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 in the Senate and House, respectively. The bill, if passed, would create a path to citizenship for the country’s 11 million undocumented
immigrants…
The Road to AgJOBS: History Leading to the Negotiations
A summary of the negotiations over the years that resulted in AgJOBS legislation.
AgJOBS in the 108th Congress
A summary of AgJOBS in the 108th Congress.
AgJOBS in the 109th Congress
Summary of AgJOBS in the 109th Congress.
