US Department of Labor investigations of labour contractors, vineyard yield USD231k in penalties, recover USD129k in back wages for 353 agricultural workers
요약
보고된 날짜: 2023년 6월 1일
위치: 미국
기업 페이지
Nextcrop - Labour Supplier , Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates - Employer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 105
Workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 , 농업 및 가축 , Gender not reported ) , Children: ( 1 - 위치를 알 수 없음 , 농업 및 가축 , Gender not reported )토픽들
상해 , 아동 노동 , 직업소개수수료 , 산업 안전 및 보건 , 임금 착취결과
Response sought: 아니오
시행된 조치: Next Crop was fined USD99,067 and Pebble Ridge was fined USD66,282 in penalties.
출처: Government publication
요약
보고된 날짜: 2023년 6월 1일
위치: 미국
기업 페이지
Noble Vineyards Management - Labour Supplier영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 148
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 위치를 알 수 없음 , 농업 및 가축 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 미국 , 농업 및 가축 , Gender not reported )토픽들
임금 착취 , 위협 , 직업소개수수료 , 해고 , 공정하고 동일한 임금 , 산업 안전 및 보건결과
Response sought: 아니오
시행된 조치: Noble Vineyards was fined USD66,530 in penalties.
출처: Government publication
... To combat violations that deny workers their hard-earned wages or jeopardize their safety, the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts in the Golden State.
Recent investigations of two farm labor contractors, Next Crop Inc. of Los Baños and Noble Vineyards Management Inc. of Ukiah, and grower Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Vine Estates LLC in Paicines by the department’s Wage and Hour Division collectively found employers failed to safely transport agricultural workers to and from the fields, violated numerous requirements of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act and the H-2A temporary agricultural program and allowed a 14-year-old child to work during school hours illegally.
The investigations led the division to assess more than $231,881 in civil money penalties and to recover $129,081 in back wages for 353 agricultural workers...