The Labor Department’s Acting Secretary says she’s aware U.S. farmers are struggling with the high cost of the H-2A guest worker program.
During a recent U.S. House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee hearing, Julie Su told lawmakers the department’s final rule setting the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A workers considers public input to help employers meet workforce needs and provides labor safeguards.
“I’m happy to have my team come and talk to farmers who are affected by this to understand the impact of the rule,” she said.
