Farmworker Landscaper Advocacy Project

The Farmworker Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, IL, dedicated to improving the working conditions and opportunities for low-income workers and their households in various industries, including cannery, farming, greenhouse, landscaping, meat, nursery, packinghouse, poultry, restaurants, and snow plowing. FLAP provides advocacy, community outreach and education, litigation, community legal education, information and referrals, and partners with other organizations to fight human labor trafficking and prevent family separations. They offer their services free of charge and without regard to immigration status.

Since its establishment in 1999, FLAP has been the sole non-profit organization in Illinois, and one of the few in the Midwest and the United States, that ensures low-income workers are treated with dignity and have access to their legal rights and social services. Through their efforts, FLAP has educated over 1.5 million low-income Latinx workers on their legal rights, partnered with more than 400 organizations to improve working conditions, and filed numerous lawsuits and demand letters on behalf of low-income workers and their households. They have made a significant impact in advocating for the rights of these workers and have recovered nearly $5.0 million in back wages and illegal deductions.

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