Administrator, Wage and Hour Division Dr. David Weil Prior to this appointment, Dr. Weil served as professor of economics and the Peter and Deborah Wexler Professor of Management at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He also served as co-director of the Transparency Policy Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has written five […]
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The House Appropriations Committee recently approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations bill that includes level funding for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) at $82 million. That is the same amount as in fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2014 before that. In these difficult budgetary times, AFOP […]
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The Administration announced June 12 new actions and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires. The new funding announced builds on the more than $190 million that agencies across the federal government have invested to support drought-stricken communities so far this year. […]
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Carolina Garcia Certified Nursing Assistant Miami-Dade County Florida Farmworker Career Development Program (FCDP) Carolina is a shining star and a great example for her three children: Noel, Carolina and Alonzo. She grew up in a farmworker home and witnessed first-hand her mother’s dedication and hard work “to put food on the table.” Due to an […]
The one thing that shouldn’t go missing in the story of food By: Kathleen Nelson, Director of Workforce Development I’m currently blessed with a very inquisitive four-and-a-half-year-old spitfire full of questions about the world. This year in his preschool class, the children spent the autumn learning about food and nutrition. They learned about healthy eating, […]
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Tobacco Work is Poisoning our Children How much longer will the Obama Administration allow it? “I didn’t feel well, but I still kept working. I started throwing up. I was throwing up for like 10 minutes, just what I ate. I took a break for a few hours and then I went back to work.” […]
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Meet the United States Department of Labor
/in AFOP, Newsroom /by AFOP CommunicationsAdministrator, Wage and Hour Division Dr. David Weil Prior to this appointment, Dr. Weil served as professor of economics and the Peter and Deborah Wexler Professor of Management at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He also served as co-director of the Transparency Policy Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has written five […]
For the First Time in Years, Congressional Committees Approve NFJP Funding Bill
/in AFOP /by AFOP CommunicationsThe House Appropriations Committee recently approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2016 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations bill that includes level funding for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) at $82 million. That is the same amount as in fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2014 before that. In these difficult budgetary times, AFOP […]
Obama Administration Announces Aid for Drought-Stricken West
/in Newsroom /by AFOP CommunicationsThe Administration announced June 12 new actions and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires. The new funding announced builds on the more than $190 million that agencies across the federal government have invested to support drought-stricken communities so far this year. […]
Success Story: Caroline Garcia
/in Success Stories /by AFOP CommunicationsCarolina Garcia Certified Nursing Assistant Miami-Dade County Florida Farmworker Career Development Program (FCDP) Carolina is a shining star and a great example for her three children: Noel, Carolina and Alonzo. She grew up in a farmworker home and witnessed first-hand her mother’s dedication and hard work “to put food on the table.” Due to an […]
The one thing that shouldn’t go missing in the story of food
/in AFOP, Health & Safety Programs, NFJP /by Kathleen NelsonThe one thing that shouldn’t go missing in the story of food By: Kathleen Nelson, Director of Workforce Development I’m currently blessed with a very inquisitive four-and-a-half-year-old spitfire full of questions about the world. This year in his preschool class, the children spent the autumn learning about food and nutrition. They learned about healthy eating, […]
Tobacco Work is Poisoning our Children
/in AFOP, Children in the Fields Campaign /by Norma Flores LopezTobacco Work is Poisoning our Children How much longer will the Obama Administration allow it? “I didn’t feel well, but I still kept working. I started throwing up. I was throwing up for like 10 minutes, just what I ate. I took a break for a few hours and then I went back to work.” […]