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Idaho Denies Basic Protections to Farmworkers

 By: Samantha Guerrero | Date: September 25, 2024   Photo By: Ricardo Godina If you haven’t heard, the U.S. The Department of Labor established new…

Idaho bill would strip farmerworkers and others of their rights to hold pesticide manufacturers accountable for harms

IORC members testify against a bill to allow pesticide manufacturers immunity from claims their chemicals have harmed farmworkers and others, protecting chemical companies from billion-dollar…

Marielena Vega Returns to her Roots to Protect the People Growing Food in Idaho

Idaho Organization of Resource Council's member Marielena Vega. Photo by Jessica Plance This story was originally published at Homegrown Stories. In 2020, Marielena Vega met…