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UFW Foundation Offers Free Deferred Action Services to Farm Workers
Central Valley, California – The UFW Foundation is now processing applications for the Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) program, which was established to protect immigrant workers involved in labor organizing and other labor disputes from threats of immigration-related retaliation by employers. The DALE program was announced in July of last year by Governor Gavin Newsom to help farm workers who need legal assistance to combat harassment and retaliation for reporting labor violations.
To be eligible for deferred status, applicants must be undocumented, have been a victim or a witness to a labor law violation, report and file the violation with a federal, state, or local labor or employment agency, and obtain a Statement of Interest letter from the corresponding labor or employment agency.
Eligible labor law violations include labor trafficking, health and safety, wage and hour laws, discrimination and harassment, retaliation for farm worker unionization, and retaliation for collective action. Due to the application approval timeline and the upcoming election, the UFW Foundation has set a preliminary deadline for applicants to submit DALE applications up until September 2, 2024.
Individuals who are interested in learning more about the program may call our Workers Rights Call Center at (661) 546-9020 from Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PT.
UFW Foundation Immigration and Legal Services Director Ambar Tovar said:
“This program ensures that farm workers will be empowered to stand up against the abuses and exploitation of bad faith actors who do not follow the law. We cannot improve working conditions for farm workers in the United States without making sure that immigrant workers are safe and secure in their rights to seek workplace improvement without the threat of immigration enforcement. It is vitally important that undocumented workers have access to free and low-cost legal services. The system does not work without any accountability and we ask farm workers to help keep employers accountable to the law.”
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