/tags/farmworkers farmworkers en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:26:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-18/cesar-chavez-abused-and-raped-women-and-girls-nyt-investigation-says A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:26:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2026-03-18/cesar-chavez-abused-and-raped-women-and-girls-nyt-investigation-says Adrian Florido /immigration/2026-01-26/florida-farms-squeezed-by-worker-fear-and-new-e-verify-mandate Florida's farms and seasonal businesses, which lead the nation in using legal H-2A visa workers, face a new challenge. Industry leaders reported media coverage of immigration enforcement is creating fear, making it harder to recruit legal seasonal workers. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:30:00 GMT /immigration/2026-01-26/florida-farms-squeezed-by-worker-fear-and-new-e-verify-mandate Trimmel Gomes | Public News Service /arts-culture/2026-01-21/heat-florida-farmworkers-without-shade-without-rest-film Florida’s fields feed much of the nation, but for the workers tending its crops, extreme heat often turns a day’s labor into a serious health risk. A new documentary examines the challenges of working outdoors as temperatures rise and legal protections erode. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-01-21/heat-florida-farmworkers-without-shade-without-rest-film Wilkine Brutus /health/2025-10-23/extreme-pregnant-farmworkers-risk For pregnant agricultural workers, those risks are higher because the body must work harder to cool down and requires more liquids, making it more easily dehydrated. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:30:00 GMT /health/2025-10-23/extreme-pregnant-farmworkers-risk Dorany Pineda, Melina Walling and Annika Hammerschlag | Associated Press /immigration/2025-08-27/trumps-views-on-immigrant-farmworkers-reflect-a-long-history-of-farming-in-america The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has not spared the U.S. agricultural industry, with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement frequently raiding farms across the country in search of undocumented workers. Now, farmers are facing a crisis the administration has helped create: not enough people to pick crops. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:21:00 GMT /immigration/2025-08-27/trumps-views-on-immigrant-farmworkers-reflect-a-long-history-of-farming-in-america Doug Sackman | The Conversation /immigration/2025-08-05/trumps-deportation-push-could-boost-demand-for-foreign-farmworkers-with-guest-worker-visas The U.S. has an important choice to make regarding agriculture. It can import more people to pick crops and do other kinds of agricultural labor, it can raise wages enough to lure more U.S. citizens and immigrants with legal status to take these jobs, or it can import more food. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:25:00 GMT /immigration/2025-08-05/trumps-deportation-push-could-boost-demand-for-foreign-farmworkers-with-guest-worker-visas Scott Morgenstern | The Conversation /government-politics/2024-07-01/desantis-cites-illegal-foreign-workers-for-veto-of-housing-bill A farmworker housing bill, unanimously passed by the Florida House and Senate, was vetoed by Gov. DeSantis. He cited "illegal foreign workers" in his veto letter. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-01/desantis-cites-illegal-foreign-workers-for-veto-of-housing-bill News Service of Florida /law-justice/2024-05-31/driver-dui-manslaughter-farmworkers-bus-crash-more-charges Eleven counts of DUI with serious bodily injury have been filed against Bryan Howard, already facing eight counts of DUI-manslaughter in the May 14 crash. Fri, 31 May 2024 14:35:46 GMT /law-justice/2024-05-31/driver-dui-manslaughter-farmworkers-bus-crash-more-charges Associated Press /history/2024-05-23/miami-dade-migrant-farmworker-community-historical-preservation A new study is looking into the people and places that make up Miami-Dade County's migrant farmworker communities — and their historical significance to the region. Thu, 23 May 2024 11:00:00 GMT /history/2024-05-23/miami-dade-migrant-farmworker-community-historical-preservation Sherrilyn Cabrera, Elise Catrion Gregg /florida-news/2024-05-17/driver-pot-oil-prescription-medication-crash A man with a record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers in Ocala. Fri, 17 May 2024 14:18:02 GMT /florida-news/2024-05-17/driver-pot-oil-prescription-medication-crash Associated Press