FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2020 Contact: María Perales (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Evy Peña (evy@cdmigrante.org) New Report Uncovers Widespread Abuse of Agricultural Workers in H-2A Visa Program 100% of Workers Surveyed Report at Least One Serious Rights’ Violation BALTIMORE, MD– A new report released today by Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) — a…
Las tiendas de abarrotes surtidas (y reabastecidas) en medio de esta pandemia resaltan el tamaño y el alcance del negocio agrícola de los EE. UU. Una parte integral de esa industria es una fuerza laboral masiva, que incluye cientos de miles de hombres y mujeres que trabajan en los campos de los Estados Unidos con…
The stocked (and restocked) grocery stores amid this pandemic highlight the size and scope of the U.S. agriculture business. Integral to that industry is a massive workforce — including hundreds of thousands of men and women who work in fields across the US on H-2A visas. A record 256,667 H-2A workers were hired in 2019,…