My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed by Max Blau ++++

My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed https://projects.propublica.org/blueberries-farmworker-mistreatment/ Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem? She was sold the American dream with a farmworker visa. A Farmworkers Visa Promised Her a Better Life. It Was a Trap. https://projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-farmworkers-operation-blooming-onion/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse. by Max Blau December 16, 2025, 5:30 am https://www.propublica.org/article/fair-food-program-farmworker-abuse-exploitation?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them. Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers. by Max Blau https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-visa-farmworker-exploitation-regulators?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=secondary