Georgia AG Seeks Migrant Wage Relief
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•Georgia AG wants Trump administration to restrain rising migrant farm worker pay • Georgia Recorder
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H-2A program offers temporary work to people from foreign countries when there are not enough U.S. workers available for the job.
The federal government sets their pay rate by region, and the rate is typically higher than the going rate for American workers.
In Georgia , the rate will rise from $ 14.68 to $ 16.08 , or 9.5% .
Advocates say the laborers often don't receive what they are owed.
Mercado-Spencer said a wage increase would make law-abiding farmers pay more or improve conditions to attract American farm laborers.
She said without enforcement, she’s skeptical the workers that complain to her would benefit from a raise at all.
“All of us, including farmers, including consumers, we all are benefiting from this labor, from these farm workers,” she said.
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