farmworkers

State agencies and local labor organizers caravan across the Central Coast to advocate for farmworkers and inform them of their rights.

As state agencies and labor organizers set up a caravan across the Central Coast to advocate for workers’ rights, KCBX News followed the caravan to hear what they were asking for.

Take a step inside the town of Guadalupe to learn about a community whose history goes hand in hand with agriculture.

Inside one of Guadalupe's grocery stores, like La Estrella, you're bound to see a farmworker.“Yeah, they're just a lot of hardworking people and —…

Historically, agriculture has lacked protections for its workers, which makes them more vulnerable to labor trafficking. So what is being done locally to combat labor trafficking?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers helped the rest of us keep some semblance of order during the initial wave of uncertainty.And farmworkers…

Farmworkers often face barriers accessing health care — a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. So what are the challenges, and what's being done to help get farmworkers the care they need?

Santa Barbara County had just over 32,000 migratory and seasonal agricultural workers in 2017 — the most recent year for data — according to estimates…

When it comes to farmworker rights in the United States, what led to the moment where we are now? Dartmouth College professor and historian Matt Garcia explores the history of farmworker rights, where things are now, and what might lie ahead.

To tell the story of farmworkers in this country, let alone the Central Coast, Cesar Chavez needs to be mentioned.In a 1984 speech to the Commonwealth…