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Farm bill markup aftermath
Politico· 14 hours ago... help from Marcia Brown — Following the House Ag Committee’s passage of the GOP-led farm bill, bitter policy debates are heating up between lawmakers ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline. — We’re breaking down key amendments considered during last week’s markup, from sustainable aviation fuel to child ...
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour, BBC finds
BBC via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoHeba says she needs her four children - aged from 5 to 15 - to help. Like most jasmine pickers in Egypt, she is what is known as an "independent picker"...
Hawaii farm operator, 53, indicted in labor trafficking case
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 4 days agoAnne E. Lopez announced the charges against Anita Valdez, operator of an Oahu produce farm, in a...
Half Moon Bay farms to pay workers $450K in back wages and damages in probe that began after deadly...
KION 46 Salinas· 7 days agoThe back wages and damages are part of administrative settlements the department reached with the...
100 Years On, We're Having the Same Debate About Child Labor
Time via AOL· 6 days agoSupreme Court. The Act, since amended many times, removed many youngsters from hazardous workplaces...
New government must act to stop ‘horrifying’ spread of solar farms
Daily Telegraph· 7 hours agoMs Batters expressed doubt about Labour’s plans for a government-run energy company, GB Energy,...
A lesson in labor history from Dolores Huerta
KPBS San Diego· 11 hours agoToday we are looking at past and present labor movements across California and San Diego. S2: And that's the main thing that we want to do as organizers...
"Confirms my worst fears": Republican farm bill would slash SNAP benefits, gut animal welfare laws
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut its apparent obeisance to a few thousand of America's wealthiest producers in the commodity crop...
Farm workers rally at Hannaford headquarters
WCSH 6 Portland· 4 days agoHannaford Supermarkets does not own farms or employ farm workers, but workers like Cristian Santos believe the corporation plays a huge role in how they...
This Iowan shows a different side of living on a farm, and his tips attract thousands
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoKaleb Wyse discovered an audience eager to learn his "Wyse Guide" recipes and gardening insights as...
