TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT LABOR TRAFFICKING!
While undocumented workers like Arnoldo are very vulnerable to trafficking, workers who enter the US legally are also exploited and sometimes trafficked. CAST, a service provider in Los Angeles, found that two-thirds of their labor trafficking clients did have visas.
In 2014, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that regulates recruiter of foreign, temporary workers. However, the law is not being enforced for agricultural workers, meaning 195,000 of the 200,000 workers who are legally entering every year are not receiving this protection.
State Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez has introduced a bill to close this loophole: SB 364. Governor Newsom has said he will veto the bill, because agribusiness employers claim the law duplicates existing federal law. Even if that were true, those laws are insufficiently enforced and much more work is needed.
1 MINUTE ACTION: Sign Freedom United's Petition HERE
10 minute action: Email, write, tweet or fax Governor Gavin Newsom. Tell him that you support protection for ALL temporary migrant workers, and urge him to sign SB 364 (Rodriguez) when it comes to his desk.
In 2014, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that regulates recruiter of foreign, temporary workers. However, the law is not being enforced for agricultural workers, meaning 195,000 of the 200,000 workers who are legally entering every year are not receiving this protection.
State Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez has introduced a bill to close this loophole: SB 364. Governor Newsom has said he will veto the bill, because agribusiness employers claim the law duplicates existing federal law. Even if that were true, those laws are insufficiently enforced and much more work is needed.
1 MINUTE ACTION: Sign Freedom United's Petition HERE
10 minute action: Email, write, tweet or fax Governor Gavin Newsom. Tell him that you support protection for ALL temporary migrant workers, and urge him to sign SB 364 (Rodriguez) when it comes to his desk.
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Contact Gavin Newsom:
email: governor@governor.ca.gov or https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/ twitter, facebook, instagram: @CAgovernor |
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160 Mailing address: Governor Gavin Newsom 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 |