farm workers

Port of LA, Shipping Companies Donate 75K Respiratory Masks for Farm Workers

The United Farm Workers (UFW) of America received 75,000 face masks from the Port of LA, Logistics Victory Los Angeles and CMA CGM Group on Monday.

California Gov. Newsom Eyes $52 Million Funding for Central Valley Coronavirus Response

California Governor Gavin Newsom said a $52 million funding is eyed for Latinos in the Central Valley area as they have been disproportionately harmed by the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

US Recognizes the Significant Contributions of Migrant Farm Workers in the Country

It is only now that the farmworkers are recognized as essential workers in the U.S. workforce. However, they have always been essential even before the COVID-19 crisis.

Immigration News Today: California Senate Agriculture Committee Passes Bill Providing Undocumented Farm Workers a Work Permit

A work permit for undocumented farm workers would allow them to legally stay and work in California.

Immigration News 2015: Guatemalan Farm Workers Lured into Labor Trafficking in US, Perpetrators Indicted

The Department of Justice published a statement addressing a Northern District of Ohio's federal court's decision to unseal a 15-count superseding indictment that charges three defendants who lured Guatemalan minors and adults into the U.S. under false pretenses and used threats of physical harm to coerce them into forced labor on an egg farm in Ohio.

400 Minors Were Rescued From Mexican Farms, Where They Were Subjected to Slave-Like Conditions

Four hundred children and young adults were liberated from slave-like conditions, after being subjected to exhaustive work at Mexican farms for a year, according to Alfonso Navarrete, Secretary of Labor in Mexico and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Farm Workers on Strike in Mexico: International Leader Urges Continued Negotiations

As farm workers are currently on strike in Mexico, America urges Mexican Secretary of Labor to continue negotiations with farm workers in Baja California.

Disney's 'McFarland USA' Starring Kevin Costner is Based on Latino Students' Inspiring True Story of First Cross-Country Team

Walt Disney Pictures revisits Latino diversity with its release of the heroic sports film, "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Carlos Pratts ("The Bridge") on Feb. 20, 2015.
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