Bill > K00291

This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 25-31, 2025, as Farmworker Awareness Week in New York State, highlighting the critical importance of farmworkers to the nation's food supply and economy. The resolution emphasizes that there are 2.6 million farmworkers in the United States who perform highly skilled, physically demanding labor that is essential to the food supply chain, contributing $164.7 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product. It recognizes farmworkers as critical workers who grow, harvest, process, and pack fresh food, often working through challenging conditions like the pandemic, and notes that they are vital to feeding the country's 341 million people and beyond. The resolution aims to bring attention to the multiple challenges farmworkers face and honor their contributions, celebrating farmworkers from all racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. By requesting the Governor to officially proclaim this week, the resolution seeks to raise public awareness about the significance of agricultural workers and their ongoing efforts to sustain the nation's food supply.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K291