The bill would have made it easier to file heat-related workers’ compensation. A Capital & Main investigation found field safety inspections fell 30% in seven years.
In response to a Capital & Main investigation, lawmakers say more enforcement and worker education is needed.
As California regulators struggle with short staffing, farmworkers say they are denied shade and water required by law.
Washington state fines a mushroom grower $3.4 million for firing women farmworkers and replacing them with male contract labor.
A video portrait of California farmworkers and the struggle for health care.
The Robert F. Kennedy farmworkers plan is limited, but it is the best option for many.
Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population.
For California’s indigenous farmworker population, healthcare that respects their traditions is vital.
Both the nature of the work and flaws in the support system cause injuries and illness.
Where government and health care institutions are absent, some communities turn to grassroots action.
New laws would fight abuse by prohibiting recruiters from charging fees and better informing workers of their rights.
The governor’s stated opposition is based on a procedural point that is moot, bill supporters say.
Major overhaul of labor laws circumvented by employers, say workers and advocates.
Will Gov. Gavin Newsom expand food aid to help those he touted during the pandemic?
Agricultural workers in New York just formed the state’s first farmworker union, but a new law guaranteeing overtime protections and organizing rights for the first time has been delayed.
Assembly Bill 616 would have made it easier for California farmworkers to vote to unionize by allowing them to fill out and mail ballots as absentees.
Photojournalist David Bacon documents the harsh lives of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley.
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would likely lead to enormous increases in the number of workers brought to the U.S. by growers.
The Trump administration has suspended family visa applications – and Trump has ordered an end to the census count three weeks early.
The rural county of Tulare has become a hotspot for the virus, with Latino communities and essential workers hit especially hard.