NJP Farmworker Unit

La Unidad Campesina de NJP

Northwest Justice Project's Farmworker Unit, La Unidad Campesina de NJP, centered in Yakima, provides advocacy and individual legal representation to farmworkers and their families to ensure that they are afforded a full range of legal protections. 

Our advocacy focuses on workplace health and safety, sexual harassment and employment discrimination, wage theft, enforcement of protections within the H-2A temporary worker program, combatting human trafficking, and equal access to state and federal programs. 

Our attorneys and community worker visit labor camps and farmworker housing throughout the state of Washington to talk with workers about their legal rights and the resources available to them. 

The Farmworker Unit provides legal advice, legal representation, and community education.

Visit La Unidad Campesina de NJP on Facebook for the latest news and events.

Read EL Faro Legal 2024, which has helpful information for farmworkers about: 

• Local clinics and medical resources
• Discrimination and sexual harassment
• Wages, Tax Credit for Working Families, overtime, paid sick leave
• Safety at work: heat, smoke, pesticides
• Workers' Compensation claims
• Deferred action for Labor Disputes
• U Visas
• and a directory of other resources

Who qualifies for help from La Unidad Campesina de NJP? 

Low-income individuals who work in any branch of agriculture (including dairies, food processing, and beef plants) and their families.

How do I get help? 

Contact the CLEAR intake line at 1-888-201-1014 weekdays from 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. or call our Yakima office at 1-888-201-1018 (and press “0” once the phone is answered)  or 509-225-0026 Cel./WhatsApp

The Farmworker Unit is supported by the Legal Services Corporation and human trafficking outreach is supported by WARN.