Three Mexican citizens were indicted on 35 counts related to a scheme that allegedly trafficked Mexican farmworkers into the ...
"Rancher/farmer feedlots and livestock auction markets cannot acquire enough seasonal domestic employees to meet the needs of their businesses." ...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the H-2A migrant visa program that is being consolidated under her department allows American farmers and ranchers to have access to the workforce they need, ...
Our Agricultural Legislative & Public Policy Team examines another pair of proposed rules that would reform the H-2A program. DOL and DHS assert the rules are intended to protect temporary ...
It’s hard to believe, but it is already time to start planning for your 2025 Spring labor needs. As we know, finding, hiring, developing, and retaining adequate labor resources are some of the most ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For nearly a century, the United States has relied on migrant workers to grow and harvest the vegetables and fruits that end up in ...
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A Yakima resident and three Tri-Cities-area residents are accused in a fraud, identity theft and forced labor case involving ...
The Department of Labor recently released full fiscal year usage data for the H-2A program. Given agriculture’s ongoing struggle to recruit domestic workers and a very tight U.S. labor market overall, ...
SALEM — Farmers wouldn’t pay unemployment taxes for foreign guestworkers under a bill meant to bring Oregon into line with several other labor-dependent specialty crop states. Because they reside in ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The food that Americans sit down to eat at their dining room table has, over the decades, increasingly been picked, sorted and shipped by seasonal foreign ...
Agricultural employers can now apply for a new competitive grant program to help recruit H-2A workers and improve working conditions as part of a new pilot program launched by USDA. The Farm Labor ...