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Bookmark or Share- US Department of Labor finalizes farmworker protection ruleWASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced a final rule to strengthen protections for farmworkers. The rule targets vulnerability and abuses experienced by workers under the H-2A program that undermine fair labor standards for all farmworkers in the U.S. The H-2A program allows employers to hire temporary foreign workers when the ...
- Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation and ...Temporary farmworkers workers are getting more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment and other abuses. The rule announced Friday by the Biden administration aims to bolster support workers on H-2A visas.
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- Farmworker-Led Groups Push For Next Farm Bill to Include Worker Rights ...According to the Institute of Health, farmworkers are 35 times more likely to die of heat exposure. They are at risk for injury and illness from heavy machinery or pesticide exposure and in recent years have been disproportionately exposed to wildfire smoke and COVID-19.
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