h-2a

Falls Church, VA (November 26, 2024) — Yesterday, a federal district court in Mississippi found the U.S. Department of Labor...

Co-Plaintiffs include the American Farm Bureau Federation, AmericanHort, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, North American Blueberry...

March 28, 2024 WENATCHEE, Wash. – Why don’t we create an international recruitment organization to demonstrate how recruitment should be...

The federal H-2A program for agricultural guestworkers has long been an object of complaint for fruit and vegetable growers. One...

January 25, 2024 Washington, DC – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 has announced support for the Supporting Farm Operations...

A letter sent to Congress on January 11 urging a freeze on increases in the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)...

Washington, January 11, 2024 — Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) was joined by 74 of his colleagues on a bipartisan...

Produce growers in Alabama are increasingly resorting to the H-2A guestworker program to supply their labor needs, reports the Alabama...

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 has issued a press release outlining some of the main points of...

Proposed rules issued on September 12 by the Department of Labor (DOL) would affect the H-2A guestworker program. “The proposed...

Sept. 15, 2023 — On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Improving...

The adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) is one of many features that make the H-2A guestworker program unpopular with growers....

Visa fees for applicants to the federal H-2A (agricultural guestworker) program have risen from $190 to $205 as of June...

The adverse effect wage rates (AEWR) recently issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) are facing a legislative challenge. The...

March 1, 2023 — The Department of Labor released the Final Rule regarding the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for...

Who is a guestworker in the United States? You may have a picture in your mind: a migrant Hispanic out...

As the coronavirus begins to move into the past, the nation is still evaluating its impact. There was great concern...

The government’s H-2A program for contracting with agricultural workers from abroad continues to expand in the first two quarters of...