Advocacy organizations held rallies throughout the region on Sunday calling on the supermarket chain to join the Milk with Dignity program.
At May Day rally in South Burlington, hundreds urge Hannaford to support dairy workers
Tag: migrant farmworkers
Farm workforce act: A path to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers, or indentured servitude?
The federal legislation would grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers and offer a path to citizenship, but Vermont organizations say it would limit farmworkers’ rights to unionization and legalization and trap them in economic vulnerability.
Investors urge Hannaford Supermarkets to join Migrant Justice’s Milk with Dignity campaign
The letter is a response to nearly two years of campaigning by Migrant Justice to address alleged human rights abuses in the supermarket’s dairy supply chain.
Report shows migrant farmworkers live in insufficient housing
As much as 40% of the housing for migrant farm workers requires moderate or significant upgrades costing at least $5,000. “People shouldn’t be living in the conditions they’re living in,” Rep. Tom Stevens said.
Legislation provides $1,200 for migrant farmworkers and others left out of CARES Act payments
Vermont is creating the first program in the nation to provide comprehensive relief payments to migrant workers and families, though questions remain over how the money will be distributed.
Open Door Clinic helps meet health care needs of migrant farmworkers
The Open Door Clinic, with offices in Middlebury and Vergennes, is one of the only such centers in Vermont that has developed a program dedicated to serving a group that is often overlooked.
Bridport men plead not guilty to harassing migrant farmworkers
Two of the men face felony charges in the incidents that occurred in late summer at several Addison County farms.
Police investigate harassment of migrant workers
A group of people allegedly surrounded farmworkers’ homes in Addison County, shouting insults and firing guns, an advocacy group says.
