Category: Industry News

AgSocio First Farm Labor Contractor to Achieve Verification Through EFI Pilot Program

AgSocio, an agricultural labor and service provider operating in California and Arizona, completed an initial verification of EFI’s farm labor contractor (FLC) standards, as part of a pilot program....

Tip of The Iceberg Podcast – Episode 2: Health and Safety at Windset Farms in Delta, BC

In this episode of the podcast, LeAnne Ruzzamenti, Marketing Director of Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) had the opportunity of speaking with Maggie Torres, Manager of Learning & Development and Senior Business Partner at Stemilt Growers. Maggie sheds light on the...

Tip of The Iceberg Podcast – Episode 1: Stemilt on Traffic Safety

EFI Supports Administration Efforts on Ethical Recruitment

EFI supports the proposed new guidance on ethical recruitment from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Collaborative Migration Management Strategy. The new guidance outlines key areas related to recruitment infrastructure and processes and reinforces EFI's work....

Farmworker Awareness Week Continues to Grow Audience

EFI's outreach efforts during Farmworker Awareness Week created 1.5 million impressions and generated awareness among politicians, government agencies and businesses....

[Podcast] The Produce Moms: Farmworker Awareness Week and the Invisible Workers Sustaining Our Food Supply

Produce Moms Founder and CEO talks with LeAnne Ruzzamenti of EFI and Nicole Minnich-Zapata of Misionero about the importance of honoring the contributions of farmworkers to the food supply chain....

Free Training Tools Available to Address Sexual Harassment of Farmworkers

EFI partnered with the University of Washington to develop a worksite training and toolkit for the prevention of sexual harassment of farmworkers....

LA TIMES: U.S. Blocking Tomato Shipments From Mexican Farms Accused of Abusing Workers

This article in the Los Angeles Times examines the Biden administration's October 2021 move to block tomato imports from two large Mexican agribusinesses accused of forced labor abuses, including withheld wages and subjecting workers to abusive working and living conditions....

Celebrate Food Safety Education Month in September

September is Food Safety Education Month, a perfect time for agricultural businesses to educate consumers on the important role farmworkers play in keeping food safe beginning at the farm....