PROCLAMATION

Governor celebrates farmers, farmworkers

Governor Gavin “As the largest front-line workers during Newsom recently agricultural state, farming the COVID-19 pandemic, declared October in California supports our farm working as Farmer and Farmworker more than 1.2 million jobs communities bear an Month with the following and provides $263 billion increased risk of exposure proclamation: in generated economic to the virus, and we are

“With the fall harvest revenue. Agriculture is a committed to ensuring underway, Californians are critical economic driver their safety. We have built reminded of our deep debt for rural communities a pipeline of personal of gratitude to the farmers and regions throughout protective equipment and farmworkers working our state – from the great to help workers stay safe tirelessly through the Central Valley to Siskiyou on the job and provided pandemic and increasingly to Imperial County. necessary COVID-19 unhealthy air quality California produces testing and treatment at caused by wildfires and more than 400 different no cost for undocumented climate change to supply agricultural commodities, or uninsured Californians. food to supermarket shelves, food banks and our tables. The hard work of these dedicated men and with California Grown (CA GROWN) recognized as an unsurpassed standard for quality, food safety We have taken action to expand paid sick leave to food sector workers, create temporary movement pioneered by César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong and other stakeholders to further support our farmers and farmworkers. State’s bounty of fresh and nutritious products to our tables with care. women who grow, produce, and commitment to housing options for other activists who fought “Throughout the month NOW THEREFORE harvest and package our environmental stewardship. agricultural workers tirelessly for the rights of of October, we celebrate I, GAVIN NEWSOM, food ensures a stable and “Farming is a to safely isolate and workers and their families, the dedication and Governor of the State of secure supply for our state community that includes quarantine and provide we continue our efforts perseverance of California’s California, do hereby and nation, sustaining us farmers, ranchers and the detailed workplace safety in partnership with the farmers and farmworkers proclaim October 2020, as through these challenging farmworkers who work and health guidance. Legislature, community- who work day in and day “California Farmers and times – and year-round. and harvest the land. As “In honor of the landmark based organizations and out to deliver the Golden Farmworkers Month.”

STEWARDSHIP. RELIABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY.

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