Farm Worker Conditions

picker fw conditions.jpgMigrant and seasonal farm workers perform numerous tasks necessary for cultivating and harvesting a large share of our nation’s food supply. But in spite of their backbreaking labor, the vast majority of agricultural workers do not enjoy the same rights and benefits that most of us take for granted.

Click here to find out more about the living, working and health conditions of our nation’s approximately two million migrant and seasonal farm workers.

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