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IN HR0047
Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Earl Harris
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AI Summary
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Designates March 25 through March 31, 2019 as Farmworkers Awareness Week in Indiana
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Recognizes Indiana's 56,800 farming operations with an average farm size of 259 acres that employ year-round, seasonal, and migrant workers
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Acknowledges the National Farmworker Jobs Program's funding of Proteus, Inc., an Iowa-based nonprofit serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers for over 40 years
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Honors labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, whose birthday is March 31, for his nonviolent organizing efforts for farmworker wages, safe labor conditions, and dignity
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Recognizes that farmworker labor contributes billions of dollars annually to Indiana's economy
Legislative Description
Recognizing March 25 through March 31 as Farmworkers Awareness Week in 2019, and the work of Proteus, Inc. and Mr. Cesar Chavez.