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Date Published: 2011
This Inventory of Farmworkers Issues and Protections reveals the scope of employment abuses and safety issues facing U.S. crop farmworkers today. A collaborative effort between the Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation and United Farm Workers with support from Oxfam America, the Inventory catalogs current federal workplace protections, publicly available data about safety and enforcement, and key laws and regulations for six states with the largest farmworker populations (California, Florida, Washington, Texas, Oregon, and North Carolina). The cross-sector partnership seeks to create incentive within food system for greater accountability by employers, awareness on the part of public and industry, and transparency in the food systems - and ultimately to promote safe and fair employment conditions for U.S. farmworkers.