MEDIA ADVISORY

Guestworker employer conference delivers expert advice, information, and networking opportunities for WAFLA members and seasonal employers in the Pacific Northwest.

Lacey, Wash. – The Worker and Farmer Labor Association (WAFLA) will host its annual H2 Summits this month in Salem, Ore., and Pasco, Wash. The event is the largest single-day conference in the Pacific Northwest focused exclusively on the H-2A agricultural guest worker program. 

Attendees will include more than 300 employers, owners, and staff from companies that already use the H-2A program for a legal, stable supply of seasonal labor and companies interested in the guest worker program.

Oregon H2 Summit

Where:

Salem Convention Center

200 Commercial St SE

Salem, OR 97301

When: 

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washington H2 Summit

Where: Red Lion Pasco

2525 North 20th Ave

Pasco, WA 99301

When: 

Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Availability: WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum will be available throughout the day for interviews regarding WAFLA, guest worker program legislative and regulatory changes, and increased use of H-2A in agriculture throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Highlights: The upcoming Summits will offer valuable insights into recent changes in labor laws. We will also share updates from agricultural technology platforms, including the new H2 Organizer. Other key topics will cover fostering a positive workplace culture, updates on farmworker unionization, fair investigation practices, compliance with farmworker housing regulations, Department of Labor investigations, and the latest developments in H-2A regulations.

Agendas: The agenda for the Oregon H2 Summit is here, and the agenda for the Washington H2 Summit is here.

Registration: WAFLA members and non-members can register here for Oregon and here for Washington. Members of the press are welcome to attend. If interested, please contact Scott Dilley at sdilley@wafla.org.

WAFLA is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of family farms and seasonal employers throughout the United States, predominantly in the Pacific Northwest. We assist our members in finding employees to meet their workforce needs. We are the largest organization of our kind in the country. We lead by treating people with dignity and respect.

Our member farms work to ensure that our food continues to be produced locally and that those who do the hard labor of growing and picking our crops are treated fairly and with respect.

WAFLA member farms create opportunities for farmworkers to lift themselves out of poverty by earning 5 to 13 times more per day than doing the same job in their home country.

For more information, visit wafla.org.

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Press contact:

Scott Dilley

WAFLA Public Affairs Director

360.581.8153

sdilley@wafla.org