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Denied drinking water. Timed bathroom breaks. Threatened or fired for bruising apples while picking them. Unsafe exposure to chemicals and pesticides. Working into the middle of night or in extreme heat or rain. Unpaid or unfairly paid wages with no recourse.
Farms are allowed to hire foreign workers through the H-2A visa program to help fill labor gaps. But some farms favored H-2A farmworkers over U.S.-based farmworkers.