Farmworker advocates still feel there is cause for concern, namely because farmworkers, especially foreign guest workers, might not feel comfortable speaking out about safety concerns.
During the peak harvest season, the Northwest Justice Project’s farmworker unit does a robust outreach to check in on farmworkers, especially H-2A workers working in guest worker housing.
Such outreach has been much more difficult this year given restrictions due to COVID-19, said Michele Besso, senior attorney for the farmworker unit of the Northwest Justice Project in Yakima. Many housing facilities are limiting visitors.
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