California Farmworkers’ Rights: What Can Be Done in the Age of Trump?

When:
April 13, 2017 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where:
David Brower Centr, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

In the last year, California has accomplished major gains for agricultural workers, from the new overtime pay law to innovative farm labor certification programs. At the same time, however, agricultural workers and their families are facing extreme threats from federal immigration policies and policing, and a heightened culture of fear. What efforts are underway to address the problems and develop solutions? Farmworker, business, policy, and research leaders will share on-the-ground perspectives on the current farm labor landscape in California. As the state with the highest number of agricultural workers, 75% … Continue reading California Farmworkers’ Rights: What Can Be Done in the Age of Trump?