LINK How much would it cost consumers to give farmworkers a significant raise?: A 40% increase in pay would cost just $25 per household | Economic Policy Institute
Despite the key role they play and the challenges they face, farmworkers are some of the lowest-paid workers in the entire U.S. labor market. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it would not collect the data on farmworker earnings that are used to determine minimum wages for H-2A workers, which could further reduce farmworker earnings.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Most farms in teh UK sell a proportion of their produce in bulk directly to the public at road side or in markets, restaurants and so forth
LenHazell53
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$25 per household per annum. Insignificant by any standard. How dare anyone argue against a living wage?
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