Site Section: Advocacy and Programs

Litigation

Leer en español/Read in Spanish We actively engage in litigation to advance employment rights of farmworkers and to remedy systemic labor abuses confronted by farmworkers. Farmworker Justice, since its inception in 1981, has filed lawsuits on behalf of farmworkers and their organizations, often in collaboration with other advocates and attorneys to maximize impact. Some of … Read more Litigation

Sub-contracted Workers

Leer en español/Read in Spanish Many farmworkers are hired to work on farms through intermediaries, often called “farm labor contractors” or “crewleaders.” Some of these labor contractors are quite large and have subcontractors. In some instances, the roles of labor contractors are narrow. Some may transport workers; some may recruit and hire job applicants; some … Read more Sub-contracted Workers

International Labor Rights

Leer en español/Read in Spanish Farmworker Justice applies international labor standards, participates in international law forums, and collaborates with international labor advocacy organizations to empower America’s farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions. Farmworkers in the U.S.: A transnational issue Agricultural workers in the United States have been a transnational labor force for centuries. … Read more International Labor Rights

H-2B Guestworker Program

The H-2B temporary foreign worker program allows employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits to fill nonagricultural jobs that last less than one year. H-2B workers are commonly found in the landscaping, forestry, seafood processing, and hospitality industries. Unlike the H-2A agricultural guestworker program, which has no limits on the number … Read more H-2B Guestworker Program

H-2A Guestworker Program

The H-2A guestworker program allows agricultural employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits for agricultural jobs that last ten months or less. To bring in H-2A guestworkers, employers must first show that they have tried and are unable to find U.S. workers to meet their labor needs. Although the H-2A program … Read more H-2A Guestworker Program

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The H-2A guestworker program allows agricultural employers to hire workers from other countries on temporary work permits for agricultural jobs that last ten months or less. To bring in H-2A guestworkers, employers must first show that they have tried and are unable to find U.S. workers to meet their labor needs. Although the H-2A program … Read more Test adding content adv

US Labor Law for Farmworkers

Leer en español/Read in Spanish Farmworkers frequently encounter abusive labor practices at the hands of unscrupulous employers. Workers all too often labor for employers who skirt the minimum wage laws or practice other forms of wage theft, work under unhealthy or dangerous conditions, or are made to live in grossly substandard housing. Employment abuses in … Read more US Labor Law for Farmworkers

Immigration and Labor

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Leer en español/Read in Spanish Farmworker Justice helps farmworkers and their organizations improve wages and working conditions and immigration policy. Our agricultural labor system is unsustainable and unfair to farmworkers and their families. The nation’s immigration system is broken. Labor laws discriminate against farmworkers and are not enforced effectively. Many agricultural employers engage in illegal … Read more Immigration and Labor