farmworkers
What was the life of this guest worker worth?
August 17, 2018While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.
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California farm workers finally win 25-year-old Gerawan Farms case
December 8, 2017California’s gigantic peach and grape grower, Gerawan Farms, reached the end of its legal road last week at the state Supreme Court, when justices unanimously threw out its claim that the company was not bound by...
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The true conditions of farm workers today
December 6, 2017In the 1970s, California farm workers were among the highest-paid in the U.S. Today, they are trapped in jobs that pay little and have no year-around work.
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Braceros organizan despues de un trabajador muere
August 11, 2017Traducido por Jose Gonzalez La muerte de un trabajador agrícola en los campos de asar el estado de Washington ha llevado a sus compañeros de braceros para poner sus medios de vida en peligro por ir...
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Braceros organize after one worker dies
August 10, 2017A farmworker's death in the broiling fields of Washington state has prompted his fellow braceros to put their livelihoods in jeopardy.
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