Farmworkers` Organizations

Organizations representing agricultural workers that are dedicated to social justice and human rights for workers, and particularly those with an agrarian vision that includes farm labor and small producers. A farmworker is defined as hired labor (waged or salaried employee) in a non-supervisory position and engaged in primary agricultural activity (crop or livestock production and related activities). Farmworker Organizations are trade unions or other democratically structured, representative organizations comprised of and led by farmworkers, with membership open to any farmworker consistent with the organization s mission. Consistent with ILO Convention 135 and the ISO definition of worker, this sector also excludes representatives of organizations established or effectively controlled by employers, industry or governments in any way. (ISO) Organizations that advocate for or provide services to farmworkers but are not comprised of and led by farmworkers as defined above, should be classified as NGOs for purposes of the DFTA.