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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
Peer reviewedStockburger, Cassandra – New Generation, 1972
The author, who is Director of the National Committee on the Education of Migrant Children, reviews the history of child farm labor and the development of legal protection for them. (DM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedO'Hara, James G. – New Generation, 1972
A Congressman recounts hearings and legislative progress relative to a House bill which he introduced in 1971 to ban child labor in agriculture altogether. (DM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Health Needs
Peer reviewedMayhew, Leonard; Fols, Douglas – New Generation, 1972
This two-part article reports an investigation by the National Committee on the Education of Migrant Children and its role in correcting illegal and exploitive practices of a school in Louisiana attended by migrant children. (DM)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Educationally Disadvantaged, Labor Legislation
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1967
Migratory farm workers employed in 688 countries in 46 states in 1965 represent a 9 percent increase over 1964. Average earnings for the migratory farm worker in 1965 were $1,737. In spite of the new legislation, which is described, there are additional needs in the areas of wages, child labor, health, education, day care, housing, sanitation, and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Collective Bargaining
Wilk, Valerie A. – 1986
Intended to provide a framework for a research agenda on migrant and seasonal farmworker health and to serve as a resource for all those concerned with farmworker health, this report examines farmworker health data gathered within the past 10-15 years. The document contains the following material: (1) an overview of the major occupational health…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Child Welfare, Demography, Disease Incidence
Barnes, Robert F. – 1969
Effort is made to explain some of the difficulties Mexican immigrant families face in becoming acculturated. Mexican traditions and customs, and changes encountered in the United States are reviewed indicating the effect of migration on the family unit. Discussion includes family life in Mexico with emphasis on the status of Mexican women, family…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agricultural Laborers, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Stockburger, Cassandra – 1977
Although community services for migrant children have increased considerably over the past 15 years, they are still primarily restricted to those provided by special Federal or state legislation such as the 1974 Economic Opportunity and Community Partnership Act, the ESEA Title I Migrant Amendment, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agricultural Laborers, Child Labor, Community Services
