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LENHART, MARGOT WAKEMAN – 1963
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FARM PLACEMENT SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED ORGANIZATION, STAFF, OFFICES, ASSOCIATES AND ADVISORS, AND MEETINGS WAS PRESENTED. AT THE STATE LEVEL, THERE WAS A RISE IN OVERALL CROP PRODUCTION AND A DECREASE IN TOTAL CROPLAND HARVEST. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, URBAN ENCROACHMENT CHANGED THE NATURE OF PRODUCTION IN SOME AREAS AND…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Employment Practices, Farm Labor, Housing
New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing Labor, Albany. – 1963
NUMEROUS PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BY NEW YORK STATE TO ASSIST AND TO PROTECT FARMERS, THEIR WORKERS, AND THE PUBLIC. SPECIAL SERVICES AND LAWS SHOW THE NATURE OF THIS ASSISTANCE WITH REGARD TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF MIGRANT CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN, SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR FARM LABOR CAMPS, FARM LABOR…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Food Standards, Labor Legislation
Download full textKalsbeek, William D.; Parker, Rebecca Robin – 1989
This report describes efforts to develop sampling methods to be used in national or regional studies of migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFWs). Several facets of the MSFWs' lifestyle create sampling difficulties. One is mobility. Although the dynamic nature of MSFWs' movement is partly understood, it is sufficiently unpredictable to create…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Migrant Housing, Migrant Workers
Metzler, William H. – 1964
To investigate the effect of technological change upon farm labor use, a stratified random sample of 696 farm workers from a population of 12,215 in Kern County, California, provided a basis for analysis. Some major findings were: (1) The high peak of seasonal labor use has been eliminated, (2) The need for migratory labor is decreasing, (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Mintz, Warren – 1971
The study is focused on four major themes: (1) A search for a population of successful migrants and the ways this population sustains the life of migrancy; (2) The continuing development in the Agricultural Economy of the large scale agribusiness and the impact of this growth on the employment opportunities of the migrant worker; (3) A detailed…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Laborers, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Thatch, Daymon W. – 1975
The study focused on the income in agricultural jobs, in nonagricultural jobs, and in total for Puerto Rican, white, and black farm workers who worked at least parttime in New Jersey. Objectives were to examine income differences between and within the three groups, and to pinpoint some of the socioeconomic characteristics that are important in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economic Factors, Ethnic Groups
South Carolina Migrant Farmworkers Commission, Columbia. – 1975
Attended by 67 representatives of farmworkers in South Carolina, the conference aimed to examine the new laws related to migrant farmworkers and their effect upon the migrant situation in the State; to explore some of the problems of implementation as it relates to agencies that are to carry out the new laws; to discern some of the effects these…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Conference Reports, Crew Leaders, Farm Labor
TOONI, LINDA LEWIS; AND OTHERS – 1967
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE IN ORGANIZING A LABOR UNION. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT WRITTEN IN 1935 ORIGINALLY HAD PROVISIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL LABORERS, BUT IT WAS DELETED BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. EARLY ORGANIZING ATTEMPTS OCCURRED IN THE LATE YEARS OF THE 19TH CENTURY WHEN CHINESE IMMIGRANTS ORGANIZED PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS…
Descriptors: Activities, Agricultural Laborers, Chinese, Farm Labor
New York State Legislature, Albany. – 1964
RESULTS OF THE COMMITTEE'S STUDY AND OBSERVATION OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LABOR FORCE IMPORTATION FOR PLANTING, HARVESTING, AND PROCESSING OF FIELD AND ORCHARD CROPS IN NEW YORK STATE ARE REPORTED. MAJOR SECTIONS INCLUDE--(1) TRENDS IN FARM LABOR FOR 1963, (2) PUBLIC HEALTH, (3) SOCIAL WELFARE, (4) LABOR CAMP HOUSING AND SANITATION,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Housing
Rowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report contains data pertaining to the number and distribution of U.S. farm wageworkers and their dependents who were eligible in 1973 for the national farmworker program under the 1973 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) Title III, Section 303 (a). Information is given by migratory status, ethnic group, earning, and region.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Statistics
Louisiana State Dept. of Employment Security, Baton Rouge – 1974
During 1974, the Rural Manpower Service provided a comprehensive program of service to all agricultural workers and employers in both rural and urban areas. This program was accomplished through employer relations and applicant registration programs, placement services, promotion of training programs, counseling and testing programs, collection…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development
Rowe, Gene; Smith, Leslie Whitener – 1976
The report presents data on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of persons 14 years of age and over who did hired farmwork during 1975, and summarizes the pertinent changes and trends in the size, composition, earnings, and employment patterns of the hired farm working force. Information is given on the Spanish-origin, white,…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Employment Patterns
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1981
This document is a transcript of a hearing on provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that govern the entry and the stay of certain classes of nonimmigrants, including temporary or H-2 workers and foreign students. The hearing also reviewed the proposal to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so that visas could be waived for…
Descriptors: Adults, Agricultural Laborers, Employment Projections, Farm Labor
Metzler, William H. – 1965
A stratified random sample of 69 6 workers in 361 households in Kern County, California, was selected to investigate the changes in labor use resulting from farm mechanization, and to explore the trend towards a stable labor force. Some major findings were: (1) Mechanization of the cotton harvest has erased the high peak of seasonal farm labor,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Crew Leaders, Employer Employee Relationship
Oliveira, Victor J.; Cox, E. Jane – 1988
This report examines the demographic and employment characteristics, geographic distribution, and earnings of the agricultural work force in the United States as of 1985. Data are from the Agricultural Work Force Supplement to the December 1985 Current Population Survey. The three components of the agricultural work force--hired farmworkers, farm…
Descriptors: Adults, Agricultural Laborers, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
