US Department of Labor recovers USD31k in wages for 23 farmworkers after Sonoma Country grower violated H-2A program requirements
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 18 Sep 2024
Ubicación: Estados Unidos
Empresas
Humberto Castaneda Produce - Employer , Safeway USA (part of Albertsons) - Buyer , Albertsons - Other Value Chain EntityAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Trabajadores: ( Número desconocido - Estados Unidos , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Temas
Tasas de contratación , Derecho a la alimentación , Condiciones de vida precarias/inadecuadas , Salud y seguridad en el trabajo , Robo de salariosRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por BHRRC
Historia que contiene respuesta: (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: The US Department of Labor (DoL) fined Humberto Castaneda Produce USD31,102 in back wages and USD18,154 in civil penalties having established numbers abuses of H2-A seasonal farmworkers employed at the farm. The US DoL press release said Humberto Castaneda Produce suppliers to large clients including Safeway supermarkets; BHRRC invited Albertsons to respond, it did not.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
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A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found grower Humberto Castaneda Produce violated numerous requirements under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. Investigators found the employer paid higher rates to workers with H-2A visas than to local workers, failed to provide tools, meals or kitchen facilities to workers, housed workers in dilapidated trailers not up to code and did not reimburse inbound and outbound transportation costs. Additionally, the grower did not secure safe transportation, used uncertified drivers lacking licenses and paid workers below the promised rate on their contract.
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