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Worker Justice

Why Aren’t Federal Agencies Enforcing Pesticide Rules That Protect Farmworkers?

Health and Environmental Justice

Most Farmworkers Speak Spanish, but Pesticide Safety Labels Are Often Only Printed in English

community art project

Memorial quilts on show in Apopka

A special exhibit of a FWAF community quilting project is underway at the Museum of the Apopkans. The beautiful and meaningful quilts, mostly made by ...

a more equitable and just food and economic system

In Observance of Juneteenth 2022, Statement by the Farmworker Association of Florida

On Juneteenth, the Farmworker Association of Florida recognizes the importance of this holiday to the nation and to the African American former farmworkers in our ...

Health and Environmental Justice

In the news: Hispanic and Latino farmworkers at high risk from pesticide use in agriculture

The Guardian quotes a new study authored by the Farmworker Association of Florida and others. In their article “People of color more likely to be ...

Civic Engagement

Join the Orlando Rally for Reform

Join the Farmworker Association of Florida, UNITE HERE, Hope CommUnity Center, Mi Familia Vota, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Legal Services, and many others as we ...

farmworker awareness week

March 25 – 31 is Farmworker Awareness week

This week we appreciate the essential work of our farmworkers nationwide. FWAF participates with an online campaign, a webinar and free health clinics. FWAF general ...

Alianza Nacional de Campesinas

Making morralitos (small satchels) for pesticide awareness

From January 15 to February 15 2022, the five offices of the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) have been making morralitos (‘little satchels’). The goal ...

FWAF is part of a broad coalition with Earthjustice and other groups

coalition against organophosphates

Joint call to ban nerve agent pesticides

FWAF is part of a broad coalition against the use of organophosphates (OP). Alongside with Earthjustice, 10 health, community, and farmworker groups are petitioning the ...