The U.S. Department of Labor adopted a rule it said will protect foreign seasonal farmworkers from being abused, imposing regulations the head of an agricultural employers association called "offensive."
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Fewer U.S. workers seem to be moving across state and county lines to “follow the season” for farm labor in Washington. Meanwhile, more guest workers are being hired.
Total hired farm labor in the state dropped 23 percent from 2017 to 2022, more than twice the national rate of decline. Migrant farm labor fell even more.
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