Farmworkers deserve fair pay!

Farmworkers have been excluded from minimum wage protections and overtime pay through the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for too long. 

Farmworkers already endure challenging lives and workplace conditions and are among the most vulnerable workers in our community. The vast majority of Oregon’s farmworkers risked their lives to migrate to the U.S and secure better work opportunities. Many of these migrant workers left their homeland, culture, and families behind in the process. Despite the long hours of work, exposure to dangerous pesticides, and harsh weather conditions, farmworkers still struggle to make ends meet. On average, migrant farmworkers earn between $17,500 to $19,999 a year. Farmworkers on average work 55-70 hours a week during peak season. (1)

Throughout the pandemic, catastrophic fires, and dangerous levels of air quality, farmworkers continue to work and ensure that people have food available. Now it’s our turn to stand together as a community and call for an end to the racist and exclusionary policies that fuel economic insecurities for Oregon farmworkers and their families. 

There are over 86,240 farmworkers in Oregon that need our help. They are our friends, our neighbors, our community. Let’s stand in solidarity with our friends and neighbors and speak out against racial and social injustices!