News & Notes
Helping to Build a Skilled Professional Agricultural Workforce
CIERTO is one of North America’s leading recruiters, dedicated to assisting employers with the federal H-2A visa program. We recruit, train, and place experienced workers on farms in the United States.
Our mission is to actively develop and maintain a professional, career-oriented, agricultural workforce, committed to returning to farms year after year
Our team loves working with journalists to share compelling stories. If you’re a member of the media and would like to talk with us about how ethical migrant worker recruitment is good for everyone in the supply chain, send an email to H2A@ciertoglobal.org.
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Farm Worker Spotlight – Magui and Elizabeth
Changing Lives One of the most rewarding aspects of working with migrant farm laborers is knowing that the work we do together can contribute to changing their lives for the better, without sacrificing growers’ bottom lines. It’s like we always say: Responsible...
Joe Has Opinions!
CIERTO CEO Joe Martinez is often asked to give his perspective on the issues facing migrant workers and growers as they work together to produce the fruits and vegetables that keep all of our families healthy and well-fed. 2022 has been an especially busy year for...
Updates on $500 per Worker Incentive Program
Getting Up to Speed with Guatemala H-2A Expansion A couple of days ago, the White House posted an update on the Northern Triangle H-2A expansion program in which CIERTO is playing a big role. The goal of the fact sheet is to promote some of the benefits of the...
Farm Worker Spotlight – Rey
Observing National Farm Worker Awareness Week.Originally from Huahuaxtla, Puebla, since 2018, Rey Lucas Antonio has come to the US 4 times to work the apple harvest. Working with CIERTO, Rey migrates each year on an H-2A visa. Rey has a TON of crop-specific expertise...
Using Responsible Recruitment Principles to Solve Migrant Labor Challenges
A Panel Hosted by the Packer CIERTO’s H-2A Program Director, Norma Encinas has taken part in a panel hosted by The Packer – the fresh fruit and vegetable industry's leading source for news, information and analysis. Norma joined frequent CIERTO collaborators Matt...
Investing in Responsible Recruitment in Northern Central America
CIERTO and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Partner to Expand Responsible Labor Recruitment to Guatemala. CIERTO today announced a renewed partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation (the Foundation) to address irregular migration by providing more legal...
Partnerships & Incentives Key To Business Case for Fair Recruitment
As part of his ongoing mission to show conclusively that clean recruiting is both the right thing to do, and good business, CIERTO Co-Founder Joe Martinez participated in a virtual panel sponsored by the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Fair Recruitment...
Clean Labor Recruiting Safeguards the Rights of Female Workers
UN Panel Highlights the Voices of Female Migrant Workers Last week CIERTO COO Carolyn Fairman was featured on a UN panel focusing on women in the migrant labor force. Presented by the AVINA Foundation, Women Speak: Experiences and Good Practices to Strengthen the...
Transforming H2A Recruiting Risk Into Opportunity
CIERTO's H2A Program Director Leads Responsible Recruitment Panel Contributing to the People First Spotlight on Social Responsibility, cosponsored by The Packer (thepacker.com) and the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), CIERTO H2A Program Director Norma Encinas played a...
US Agriculture’s Reliance on Migrant Labor
WHAT IT TAKES TO COME TO WORK IN AMERICA We worked with Walmart to assemble this video that includes valuable information and a moving story about the courage and drive it takes for migrant laborers to come work in the United States.