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Employers banned from hiring H-2A workers can ‘reinvent’ themselves to hire again

by Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest September 14, 2023September 11, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

H-2A farmworkers often complain of housing and employment abuses, and the federal government can temporarily ban employers from the visa labor program. But the bans are easy to evade, according to government reports, experts and Investigate Midwest’s data analysis.

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GRAPHIC: Chinese meat imports remain world’s highest

by Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest August 3, 2023August 10, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Is building a CAFO ‘agricultural’ work? One company has asked the Supreme Court to decide

Avatar photo by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest July 25, 2023August 10, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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GRAPHIC: Back wages owed to H-2A workers have doubled in the last 15 years

by Ryan Murphy, Investigate Midwest July 5, 2023August 10, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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