Migrant Justice /tags/migrant-justice Migrant Justice en-US 开云体育 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:10:33 GMT Comit茅 recomienda salario m铆nimo, protecciones de sobretiempo para trabajadores agr铆colas de Vermont /local-news/2024-12-12/comite-recomienda-salario-minimo-protecciones-de-sobretiempo-para-trabajadores-agricolas-de-vermont El mismo comit茅 examin贸 si los trabajadores agr铆colas deber铆an tener derechos de negociaci贸n colectiva 鈥� pero en 煤ltima instancia no hizo una recomendaci贸n a la Legislatura de Vermont. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:10:33 GMT /local-news/2024-12-12/comite-recomienda-salario-minimo-protecciones-de-sobretiempo-para-trabajadores-agricolas-de-vermont Elodie Reed, Mar铆a Aguirre Legislative committee recommends minimum wage, overtime protections for Vermont farmworkers /local-news/2024-12-12/legislative-committee-recommends-minimum-wage-overtime-protections-for-vermont-farmworkers The same committee examined whether farmworkers should have collective bargaining rights 鈥� but ultimately didn鈥檛 make a recommendation to the Vermont Legislature. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:10:18 GMT /local-news/2024-12-12/legislative-committee-recommends-minimum-wage-overtime-protections-for-vermont-farmworkers Elodie Reed Trump deportation plan spurs calls for protections for Vermont farmworkers /local-news/2024-11-19/trump-deportation-plan-spurs-calls-protections-vermont-farmworkers Trump has repeatedly vowed to deport all of the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally. That population includes approximately 1,500 immigrants living and working on Vermont鈥檚 dairy farms, many of whom have resided in the state for more than a decade. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-11-19/trump-deportation-plan-spurs-calls-protections-vermont-farmworkers Peter Hirschfeld Rutland County farm owner cited in alleged assaults of employee and teenager /local-news/2024-08-06/rutland-county-farm-owner-cited-alleged-assaults-employee-teenager Members of Migrant Justice held a press conference in West Pawlet last month to denounce the alleged assaults of a farmworker and his nephew. The farm owner has since been issued a citation for two counts of misdemeanor simple assault. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:17:44 GMT /local-news/2024-08-06/rutland-county-farm-owner-cited-alleged-assaults-employee-teenager Samantha Watson ICE deporta a familia hondure帽a antes de que apliquen para quedarse en Vermont /local-news/2024-07-24/ice-deporta-a-familia-hondurena-antes-de-que-apliquen-para-quedarse-en-vermont Los agentes del Servicio de Control de Inmigraci贸n y Aduanas (ICE) de EE.UU. en Vermont deportaron a una madre y a sus dos hijos antes de que la familia solicitara una suspensi贸n de deportaci贸n, impactando a los defensores. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:49:45 GMT /local-news/2024-07-24/ice-deporta-a-familia-hondurena-antes-de-que-apliquen-para-quedarse-en-vermont Corey Dockser, Mar铆a Aguirre ICE deports Honduran family before they can apply to stay in Vermont /local-news/2024-07-24/ice-deports-honduran-family-before-they-can-apply-to-stay-in-vermont ICE agents in Vermont deported a mother and her two children before they could apply for a stay of removal, shocking her supporters. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:49:39 GMT /local-news/2024-07-24/ice-deports-honduran-family-before-they-can-apply-to-stay-in-vermont Corey Dockser Migrant Justice partnership releases updated housing and employment rights handbook for dairy workers /local-news/2024-06-05/migrant-justice-vermont-law-updated-housing-employment-rights-handbook-dairy-workers Migrant Justice, a farmworker advocacy group, partnered with Vermont Law and Graduate School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems in 2018 to develop a manual of farmworker's rights. Now, they've updated the guide. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:03:50 GMT /local-news/2024-06-05/migrant-justice-vermont-law-updated-housing-employment-rights-handbook-dairy-workers Samantha Watson 10 years after 'Hide,' migrant farmworkers in Vt. are still seeking rights /show/made-here/2024-03-14/10-years-after-hide-migrant-farmworkers-in-vt-are-still-seeking-rights "Hide" takes viewers inside the daily lives of migrant farmers who sustain Vermont's dairy farms as they organize in an effort to overcome isolation and discrimination. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:03:04 GMT /show/made-here/2024-03-14/10-years-after-hide-migrant-farmworkers-in-vt-are-still-seeking-rights Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson, Eric Ford Vermont's child labor laws were written for family farms. But what about migrant workers? /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-22/vermonts-child-labor-laws-were-written-for-family-farms-but-what-about-migrant-workers Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with Vermont's labor commissioner and advocates about child labor practices on dairies in the state. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:55:12 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-22/vermonts-child-labor-laws-were-written-for-family-farms-but-what-about-migrant-workers Mikaela Lefrak, Tedra Meyer Farmworker group says Hannaford's ethics help line hasn't fixed living conditions /local-news/2023-02-14/farmworker-group-says-hannafords-ethics-help-line-hasnt-fixed-living-conditions Migrant Justice says farmworkers have filed complaints about nine farms through Hannaford鈥檚 Speak Up Line, and none of the conditions have been improved as a result. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:22:36 GMT /local-news/2023-02-14/farmworker-group-says-hannafords-ethics-help-line-hasnt-fixed-living-conditions Elodie Reed