American Farms Rely More Than Ever on the Troubled H-2A Visa Program
The Trump administration is allowing in more agricultural guest workers under the H-2A program, but preventing abuses is proving difficult.
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The Trump administration is allowing in more agricultural guest workers under the H-2A program, but preventing abuses is proving difficult.
—H-2A employers have achieved their long-sought goal of lowering the program’s wage rate, but now they need to figure out how much to pay their workers. Michigan offers a case stud...
— Lupe Muñoz, a longtime orchard manager, built his career and extended family with a third-grade education, affable personality, strong work ethic and huge break — amnesty from Ro...
On a Spring Hope farm, organizers hand out hydration packets, grow food and plan emergency housing as North Carolina farmworkers face deadly heat and limited legal safeguards. The...
Garcia Farm Labor says a dry winter and ongoing drought are reducing available work for their crew in Idaho, while rising fuel and housing costs add to the pressure.
MPI: Immigrants power $1.5B and 11% of Napa’s economy. Simulations warn of big losses if workers leave.
—Two New York orchards jointly file for H-2A workers and share them during the season. It’s a complicated arrangement that requires a lot of trust, but it also offers many advantag...
Italiens Gesetz gegen illegale Arbeitsvermittlung enttäuscht. Zu schnell entwickeln sich die Strukturen der Ausbeutung in der Landwirtschaft weiter. mehr...
The head of the National Council of Agricultural Employers says a recent federal court decision brings more certainty to farms using the H-2A program. John Hollay tells Brownfield...
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Several people working in Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards have been found by authorities to have visas only valid for other jobs.
Several people working in Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards have been found by authorities to have visas only valid for other jobs.
Foreign workers recruited to build a new $350 million US consulate in Milan say they were promised fair wages but ended up earning less than €2 an hour. As Italian prosecutors inve...
Dairy farms typically aren't allowed to utilize the seasonal visa program.
An immigration adviser has breached multiple professional standards by leaving offshore agents to handle vulnerable workers who arrived in New Zealand to find there was no work.
Spargel, Erdbeeren, Kirschen: Wird heimisches Obst und Gemüse bald unbezahlbar? Der Bauernverband Schleswig-Holstein fürchtet das – und fordert für Saisonkräfte einen Abschlag vom...
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US based seasonal workforce provider másLabor has expanded into Europe with the launch of másLabor Iberia in Spain. This strategic move marks the company's first European venture a...
A new study warns that negative net migration is hitting consumer spending and weakening workforce reserves.
On walks toward the water, passing through the marketplace, I began to notice the growing presence of migrant workers. In this shrinking fishing village, foreign faces have become...
Labor scarcity can force a society to notice the people it has become accustomed to ignoring. If employers cannot endlessly draw on imported labor, they may eventually have to redi...
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