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Florida Rural Legal Services
1-888-582-3410
- About
- News/Events
- Events
- Bench Bar Conference
- CLE Advocacy Conference
- News Releases
- Photo Gallery
- Client Stories
- Disaster Relief Projects
- …
- About
- News/Events
- Events
- Bench Bar Conference
- CLE Advocacy Conference
- News Releases
- Photo Gallery
- Client Stories
- Disaster Relief Projects
Farm Workers
Florida’s agricultural workers labor in the sun and heat to provide fresh fruits and vegetables that we enjoy.
FRLS provides education, legal information, advice, and representation to eligible workers in the areas of employment, benefits, immigration, housing, safety as well as other civil legal issues that directly impact agricultural workers living throughout the state.
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Call during the hours listed or apply online anytimeFarmworkers
Apply by phone 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Call 1-855-771-3077
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TTY: 800-955-8771
Client Stories
February 6, 2023Read more...(TAMPA, Fla.)- A Florida labor contractor is headed to prison for nearly 10 years after a U.S. Department of Labor and multi-agency investigation into his part in a conspiracy to subject migrant farmworkers to forced labor, obstruct investigators, intimidate witnesses and house workers in unsafe...January 19, 2023Read more...(IMMOKALEE, Fla.)- The chronic disease of diabetes continues to plague many migrant farmworkers in Immokalee, Fla., who reside in rural, low-income households with limited access to health insurance and nutritious foods. According to the Department of Labor, Employment and Training...June 13, 2021Read more...Eduardo (not his real name) knew he had to help his family, they were barely getting by in Honduras. He heard about a man recruiting workers to come to Florida to pick strawberries. The man promised him steady work, fair wages, and safe housing. The man made Eduardo pay recruitment fees that...Client Story
Eduardo (not his real name) knew he had to help his family, they were barely getting by in Honduras. He heard about a man recruiting workers to come to Florida to pick strawberries. The man promised him steady work, fair wages, and safe housing.
The man made Eduardo pay recruitment fees that Eduardo learned later were illegal. When Eduardo arrived in Florida and started working, it did not take him long to learn that the job was not what he was promised. Although he labored hours in the hot sun, he and the other workers were not being paid his full wages.
Eduardo wanted to complain, but he was afraid what the crew leader would do to him. Eduardo was alone and far from home, he didn’t speak the language or know anyone in Florida, and the crew leader was holding his visa and documents. He didn’t know where to turn.
Eduardo was referred to FRLS and a lawsuit was filed against the farm for violations of the laws designed to protect farmworkers from the very treatment Eduardo was receiving. Eduardo was able to obtain damages including the wages due to him. He was also refunded the wrongfully charged fees.
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General Public:
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Call 1-888-582-3410
Farmworkers:
8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Call 1-855-771-3077
Or Apply Online
TTY: 800-955-8771
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