Not exact matches
Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma Count
Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties
for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to
Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma Count
Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma Co
Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found
farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma Count
farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act
for providing deplorable housing conditions to
farm workers in northern Sonoma Count
farm workers in northern Sonoma Co
workers in northern Sonoma County...
Ben & Jerry's has agreed to implement the Milk with Dignity (MD) Program, a multi-year plan created by
Migrant Justice in 2014, which aims to improve working conditions of dairy
farm workers who supply the milk
for the ice cream manufacturer.
Artist Victor Cartagena worked with United
Farm Workers in Salina for this collection of works exploring the systemic injustice of food production through the stories of migrant w
Workers in Salina
for this collection of works exploring the systemic injustice of food production through the stories of
migrant workersworkers.
In California's Central Valley, Colleen developed a county - wide educational track
for nurses to train as midwives in order to help reduce high pre-term birth and teen pregnancy rates in Kern County, and provided well woman and prenatal care in a community health center primarily serving
migrant farm workers.
The bill looks to address issues such as
worker protections, overtime pay, public health protection and employer contributions to
workers» compensation and unemployment funds and would afford greater rights
for over 100,000
migrant farm workers throughout New York State, which boasts a powerful agricultural industry.
Nathan Berger, the Long Island coordinator
for the Justice
for Farmworkers Rural
Migrant Ministry, says they are seeking an eight - hour day, overtime, and one guaranteed day off per week, as
farm workers are exempt from many state labor laws.
However, a little reflection on the plight of the
migrant farm workers (life expectancy 49, annual income
for a family of four $ 2,400, poisoning from pesticide in 15 of every 100
workers, death from T.B. and other infectious diseases 260 percent higher than the national average, infant and maternal mortality 125 percent higher, and not even toilets or drinking water in the fields) makes one reluctant to head
for the comfort of the car and home.
During World War II, Mr. Smith worked with
migrant workers for the federal
Farm Security Administration in Kern County, where he met and married June Meyers, a social
worker who died in 1958.
The EPA has announced a grant
for a Latino - led
farm worker organization in New Jersey to educate
migrant workers about the risks of pesticide exposure.
Food Justice Southern New Jersey has a large population of
migrant farm workers, and
for 20 years CATA has provided
workers with information about pesticides, how to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals in the workplace, and general safety training.
The challenges faced by produce growers revolve more around labor, which often accounts
for half of a
farm's expenses and has the problem of shortages, particularly with
migrant workers and skilled tasks: «Farmers can be hesitant to invest in growing, watering, and raising a crop if there's uncertainly about having enough
workers to harvest it.»
students worked with The Woman's Fund of Miami - Dade County, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of local women and girls; the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-
Workers, a community organization championing the rights of Florida
migrant farm workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-
workers; the ACLU of Florida; Legal Services of Greater Miami, which provides civil legal services
for the poor in Miami - Dade and Monroe County; the Community Justice Project, a nonprofit organization comprised of community lawyers who collaborate with community organizers and low - income communities of color; Catholic Charities Legal Services, which provides immigration services to South Florida's refugee and immigrant community; and Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty non-profit.
(As reported in a 2014 Canadian Medical Association Study, between 2001 and 2011 787
migrant farm workers had their work visa terminated and were sent back to their home countries
for medical reasons.)