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Heat protections are not being met

Angeles Mendez, a PPFSW promotora in Delta County, CO, gives testimony in support of SB.21.087 ("Agricultural Workers' Rights"). She tells the story of a male H2A worker who falls ill while working corn harvests in the Western Slope; he is diagnosed…

Christina Ramirez, a promtora from PPFSW, gives testimony in favor of SB.21.087. She gives an example of a worker's salary without the benefit of overtime pay and the expenses this family lives with.

Delores Del Campo, a PPPN promotora, gives testimony in support of SB.21.087, asking Colorado state legislators to understand the economic abuses of workers here on temporary work visas. She provides an example that demonstrates the math of wage…

A worker determined to defend his rights

Elvira Munguia gives testimony in favor of SB.21.087 (March 2021), and asks members of the committee to recognize the harsh living conditions of migrant agricultural workers in Colorado due to state legislation that permits minimum wage exceptions,…

Soraya Leon, a PPPN Promotora, gives testimony in favor of SB.21.087, sharing her experiences of witnessing adverse working conditions affecting the health of immigrant agricultural workers in Colorado.

Anita Rodriguez provides testimony IN FAVOR of SB.21.087 (aka "Agricultural Workers' Rights") on March 17, 2021. She shares her experience as a Promotora de Salud and PPPN Promotora, witnessing the restricted living conditions of H2A workers in the…

Ricardo Perez, the Executive Director of the Hispanic Affairs Project, asks Colorado State Legislators to approve SB.21.087 ("Agricultural Workers' Bill of Rights"), and he provides two examples of migrant agricultural workers' experiences with labor…

Damian Thompson gives testimony in favor of SB.21.087 (aka Agricultural Workers' Bill of Rights), placing the voting actions on this particular piece of legislation in historical dialogue with events such as the New Deal and Jim Crowe laws in…