US Department of Labor recovers USD31k in wages for 23 farmworkers after Sonoma Country grower violated H-2A program requirements
要約
Date Reported: 2024年9月18日
場所: アメリカ合衆国
企業
Humberto Castaneda Produce - Employer , Safeway USA (part of Albertsons) - Buyer , Albertsons - Other Value Chain Entity関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , 労働者: ( Number unknown - アメリカ合衆国 , 農業及び畜産 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )課題
採用費 , 食の権利 , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Occupational Health & Safety , Wage Theft回答
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
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取られた措置: 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.
情報源のタイプ: 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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