The summer sun burned through the clouds in the Salinas Valley, where a bounty of berries and leafy green vegetables grows across this rich farmland renowned as the “Salad Bowl of the World.” Jose, a ...

Trump’s gutting of workplace safety enforcement comes as many states have rolled back their own efforts. That puts young workers at risk.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s top agricultural counties conducted just one safety inspection for every 146 times pesticides were ...

Temporary foreign farmworkers in Washington state face wage cuts of more than $3 an hour under policy changes by the Trump administration earlier this month for those with temporary visas to work in ...

Jose said that some days he didn’t fill many boxes and earned less than minimum wage for the hours he worked, which would be a violation of state child labor laws. He described toiling under the hot ...

Read another story in the series of Capital & Main’s investigation: Child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides amid lax enforcement. The summer sun burned through the clouds in California’s Salinas ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California allows children as young as 12 to work in agriculture, but many face punishing conditions, including ...