OXNARD – More than 25 representatives from the Employment Development Department (EDD), other state agencies and local, community-based organizations will join hundreds of Ventura County farmworkers and their families Sunday, August 30 to celebrate the 10th annual Farmworker Fair – Feria Campesina.
“Feria Campesina pays tribute to the hard work and dedication of California’s farmworkers. They work long hours, in harsh and extreme weather, in fields and orchards – growing, harvesting and preparing goods for market both at home and abroad,” Mary Navarro- Aldana, manager of the state Employment Development Department (EDD) Oxnard Workforce Services Office, stated in a media release. “This fair is our way of acknowledging their contributions to our community.”
The Feria Campesina offers Ventura County’s 20,000 farmworkers, who work during standard business hours, an opportunity to have easy access – in-person and in one location – to resources and services offered by a variety of different state-government and local-community agencies.
During the event, participants were given information about farmworker health-and-safety issues, labor-law enforcement, wages, housing, transportation, and other community services. The EDD, host of the fair and a partner of the West Oxnard America’s Job Center of California, provided information on how farmworkers can use CalJOBSSM, the department’s online employment services system, to find employment outside of farm work.
Representatives from El Concilio Family Services, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Clinicas Del Camino Real, the Center for Employment Training, and other agencies will be onsite to provide information and answer questions.
Various local employers, community-based organizations, and partners will also provide food, music, and live entertainment to show appreciation for the hard work of Ventura County farmworkers throughout the year.
The fair will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at the West Oxnard America’s Job Center of California, at 635 South Ventura Road.
Call 805-382-8610 for more information.
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¡TRABAJADORES AGRÍCOLAS! . . . ACOMPÁÑENOS EN LA FERIA CAMPESINA EL DOMINGO 30 DE AGOSTO DE LAS 12 DEL MEDIODÍA A LAS 4 DE LA TARDE, EN EL CENTRO DE CARRERAS DE AMERICA DE CALIFORNIA, UBICADO EN EL 635 SUR VENTURA ROAD EN OXNARD. NO SE PIERDA LA OPORTUNIDAD DE INFORMARSE SOBRE LOS SERVICIOS QUE OFRECEN LAS AGENCIAS COMO EL DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO DE EMPLEO, EL CONCILIO SERVICIOS FAMILIARES, EL DEPARTMENTO AGRICOLA DE RELACIONES LABORALES, CLINICAS DEL CAMINO REAL, Y MUCHOS MÁS, ¡LOS ESPERAMOS EN LA FERIA CAMPESINA! PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN LLAME AL (805)382-8610.