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Complete text of Section 7 of the AJP’s Social Stewardship Standards (2019v4), the standards covering nonprofits.
Complete text of Section 8 of the AJP’s Social Stewardship Standards (2019v4), a draft of potential standards covering labor contractors.
The following excerpt, taken from our Model Handbook for Farm Employees, provides important background on “at-will employment” and the alternative, “just cause.”
Las Normas de Certificación de Justicia Alimentaria describen las condiciones laborales justas para les trabajadores agrícolas, así como también prácticas justas para los negocios que compran de las granjas. Estas normas están escritas y son mantenidas por trabajadores agrícolas, agricultores a escala comunitaria y otras partes interesadas.
Les empleadores agrícolas deben estar en cumplimiento total de las leyes federales, estatales y locales cubriendo las condiciones laborales de les empleades, salario mínimo y compensación, licencia, vivienda, y así sucesivamente.
...Spanish-language poster required for display at Food Justice Certified businesses. Also available as a pamphlet for training workers in their rights and privileges under the program.
Poster required for display at Food Justice Certified businesses. Also works as a pamphlet for training workers in their rights and privileges under the program.
Everything you need to know about living wages: AJP’s guidance on calculating a living wage, plus resources to calculate a living wage for your location.
As part of my technical assistance role at the Agricultural Justice Project, I frequently coach farmers on how to achieve living wages and fair working conditions, both for their employees and for themselves. Implementing fair working conditions seems easier than fair wages, not least because many policy changes don’t come with direct costs, and employees themselves can help with the managerial burden of planning and training. Many fair practices also hold out the promise of improving the bottom line over the medium to long term, as I describe below.
Les agricultores no pueden brindar condiciones laborales justas a les trabajadores ni pueden disfrutar condiciones laborales justas elles mismes; a menos que obtengan un trato justo en el mercado. Las normas del Proyecto de Justicia Agrícola (AJP, por sus siglas en inglés) describen tanto las condiciones laborales justas para les trabajadores agrícolas como las prácticas justas para los negocios que les compran a las granjas. Estas normas son las bases del programa de Certificación de Justicia Alimentaria del AJP y sirve como una visión práctica para un sistema alimentario que funcione para todas las personas: trabajadores, operadores agrícolas, y comunidades. Estas normas están escritas y son mantenidas por trabajadores agrícolas, agricultores a escala comunitaria y por otras partes interesadas.
...Short summary of the AJP’s standards for fair working conditions for employees in farm and food businesses.