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Gov't eyes new protections for migrant workers to shore up faltering farms

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Gov't eyes new protections for migrant workers to shore up faltering farms
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs unveiled its 2026 plan to support farm labor, the first annual blueprint under a five-year strategy adopted in late 2025. The plan, announced earlier this week, sets two main targets. The first is to increase the share of farm labor supplied through public programs to 60 percent by 2030, from 51.2 percent in 2024, and the second is to improve working conditions by requiring insurance coverage for seasonal workers. The number of foreign seasonal

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