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September 18, 2022 | 0 comments
Pesticide exposure represents a health risk, especially for agricultural workers. Many agricultural jobs use chemicals to get rid of pests. These chemicals can come in liquid, powder, or gas form. Some pesticides leave a residue in the atmosphere...
October 6, 2022 | 0 comments
Were you working in the U.S. on an H-2A visa at any point between January 15, 2021 and February 23, 2021? Or are you a U.S. based farmworker who worked alongside H-2A workers during this period? If so, you may be eligible for a wage adjustment...
October 3, 2022 | 0 comments
Now that we are entering the summer months, temperatures can reach more than 35 degrees Celsius in some regions. Migrant workers are exposed to high temperatures, working outdoors in agriculture, or indoors in places without air conditioning such...
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
Did you know that viruses are constantly changing? Like any organism, viruses reproduce. In this process, their genetics naturally change and diversify. Over time, these changes can produce new variants of the virus that display different...
September 18, 2022 | 0 comments
On May 25 of this year, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor announced an addition of 22,000 H-2B visas for the rest of fiscal year 2021. There are a couple of things to consider along with this update; for example:...
October 3, 2022 | 0 comments
In May 2018, Maritza Perez, a Mexican citizen from Tuxpan, Veracruz, was hired by a Florida based farm for agricultural work with an H2-A visa. She was told that she would be harvesting pumpkins, cucumbers, and peppers. Although never having...
May 30, 2023 | 0 comments
After a year of handling a public health emergency, thousands of people are currently utilizing social media in order to attain jobs and migrate inside the United States. Facebook is one of the most highly used social media in terms of searching...
August 1, 2023 | 0 comments
H-2 visas are permits issued by the US government. To obtain them, employers should submit a petition to the US Department of Labor (DOL) asking for workers to be allowed into the country to work for a specific period of time. However,...
September 17, 2022 | 0 comments
Four TN visa workers just achieved justice in their lawsuit against the dairy Kuiper Dairy, LLC in Texas. A little more than a year ago, they filed a lawsuit for violations of their labor rights. According to their allegations, they...
September 23, 2022 | 0 comments
Each spring, Susana travels from Mexico to the United States to spend eight months packing seafood with an H-2B visa. This March, Susana was preparing for her journey to the United States when she was invited to get a Sputnik V vaccine...
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