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fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks agoSilicon Valley farmworkers hit by federal wage cuts - San Jose Spotlight
Federal government urged to reverse wage cuts for seasonal agricultural workers under new H-2A visa rules.
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fromLos Angeles Times
5 months agoCalifornia's child farmworkers: Exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields
Jose, a quiet 14-year-old, was squatting and bending over for hours with other workers in a sprawling strawberry field. The pickers, many of them also minors, snapped berries from plants and placed them in plastic cartons, eight of them in a cardboard box. They moved quickly along the long rows that lined the field. Jose was exhausted but working as fast as he could; he was being paid $2.40 for each box he filled.
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fromKqed
9 months agoTheir Families Keep California Farms Running. Trump Cuts Just Stripped a Lifeline From Them | KQED
The Migrant Education program, vital for children of agricultural workers, is defunded, resulting in halted and cut back services across California, affecting many students.
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