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Farm Workers' Rights Resources
- The Rural and Migrant Ministries of the Hudson Valley. This program is an ecumenical ministry of advocacy, empowerment, and presence for immigrants and migrant farm workers. It sponsors many programs for youth and adults. P.O. Box 4757, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 845-485-8627. Rev. Richard Witt, Director. Read an article about this work by farm member '00, Rev. Michael Phillips "If You Eat and Pray, You're Already Involved"
- United Farm Workers, http://www.ufw.org
- New York Civil Liberties Union, working to amend the labor law by removing farm laborers from the list of workers excluded from coverage under the New York State Labor Relations Act
- "Achieving Rights for NY Farm Workers", a report in New York Teacher.
- "Beginning Farmers, Farm Workers, and Civil Rights" , a USDA report, May 2000.
- League of Latin American Citizens Farm Worker's Rights pages
- Vassar Students, Food Service, Farm Worker's Rights agreement, 1997
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