Download full textERIC Number: ED010970
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1965
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THE CONDITION OF FARM WORKERS AND SMALL FARMERS IN 1965, A REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL SHARECROPPERS FUND.
BENNETT, FAY
THIS REPORT RECAPITULATES CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE SMALL FARMERS, SHARECROPPERS, AND AGRICULTURAL LABORERS IN 1965. THE AUTHOR PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT FARM LABOR STRIKES, UNIONIZATION, MECHANIZATION, AND STATISTICS OF ACCIDENT RATES, CHILD LABOR, WAGES AND EARNINGS, AND FOREIGN LABOR. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS SEVERAL NEW FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS CONCERNING FARM LABORERS AND DESCRIBES THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL PROGRAMS--FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE, OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT. INFORMATION EXPLAINING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL SHARECROPPERS FUND IS ALSO PRESENTED. (JH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, Child Labor, Farm Labor, Foreign Workers, Groups, Labor Legislation, Sharecroppers, Specialists, Unions, Wages
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Authoring Institution: National Sharecroppers Fund, New York, NY.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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